Description

ALCESTER CHURCH STREET
SP0857 (East side)
4/34 No.7 (The Limes)
01/02/67

GV II

House. Early/mid C18, with C17 rear wing and mid/late C18 front, altered mid C19. Scored imitation ashlar render with whitewashed quoins. Mid C19 moulded wood modillion cornice. Slate roof and brick chimneys. L-plan. 3-storey; 3-window range. Central door with decorative panelling, possibly mid C19, fanlight with glazing bars and convex central section, and panelled intrados. Mid C19 colourwashed rendered doorcase with plain Doric pilasters and entablature. 2-storey canted bay windows. Sashes throughout, above door round headed with Gothick glazing. Rear of brick with 2 parallel gables and wooden mullioned and transomed windows with leaded lights. Small C17 timber framed wing, continued in C19 brick. Interior: C18 staircase with narrow open well and winders, and turned balusters. Room to rear with mid C18 carved wood fireplace. Remains of an open fireplace. Some 2-panelled doors with H-L hinges.

Listing NGR: SP0909957469

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26587988

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990