Description

CIRENCESTER

SP0102 THOMAS STREET
578-1/3/314 (North side)
14/06/48 Nos.24, 26 AND 28

GV II*

Formerly known as: Monmouth House THOMAS STREET.
Offices. C15 and C16 with later alterations. Coursed squared
limestone rubble with ashlar dressings; stone slate roofs with
coped verges; brick right-end stacks to front and rear ranges
to right, ashlar ridge stack with moulded top to left, brick
stack to right side of rear wing to left.
Building is L-plan with range to right probably C15, range to
left, gable facing, C16; later wing to rear left.
Front to Thomas Street is 2 storeys and attic; 3-window range.
First floor has to right C19 single-light casement in plain
reveal, similar 2-light casement in chamfered reveal; to left
one 2-light chamfered stone mullion-and-transom window with
pointed lights with cusped heads has 4-centred arched head
with hoodmould now chopped back. Ground floor has to right two
C19 two-light timber casements in plain reveals, plank door in
ovolo- moulded surround with 4-centred arched head; to left
C20 door and window. Leaded-light lancet window with chamfered
reveal in gable to left.
Left side has four 2-light leaded casements in chamfered stone
reveals with near-round heads, possibly with tracery to match
first floor front left cut out, in Tudor-arched reveals with
hoodmoulds, probably early C19, with rosette stops. Ground
floor has one 2-light chamfered stone mullion-and-transom
window with leaded lights, 3 similar windows without mullions
and transoms, one with 2-light casement, 2 with 6/6-pane
sashes; one small chamfered single-light window with leaded
light casement. This range has plinth with chamfered top;
trefoil stops to copings.
Rear wing has to left side one C20 nine-pane fixed light
window to first floor, to ground floor 2 similar windows and
one similar 3-pane window, one 3 x 6-pane fixed light window
and one C20 four-panel door, all in plain reveals with exposed
timber lintels; windows to left and centre in blocked former
doorways.
INTERIOR undergoing alterations during survey 1990; noted as
having to ground floor front left heavy chamfered cross beams,
2 doorways to rear with chamfered stone surrounds, to left
with steep Tudor arched head, to right with 4-centred arched
head, flanking fireplace opening with moulded jambs, no grate.
Ground floor rear left has similar cross beams, late C18 stone
chimneypiece with eared architrave, frieze and moulded cornice
with small C19 grate; further rear left has unchamfered beam,
chamfered stone fireplace.
(Welsford J: Cirencester: A History and Guide (Print):
Gloucester: 1987-: P.46).

Listing NGR: SP0199702172

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536821

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