Description

Ny 2548 WIGTON CHURCH STREET
(North side) Wigton

Nos 1-3 (consecutive)

G.V. II

Almshouses, now 3 private houses. Dated and inscribed in Latin (now very
weathered) which translates JOHN THOMLINSON ASSISTED BY HIS BROTHER ROBERT
PROVIDED PENSIONS AND ERECTED THIS MATRONS' COLLEGE AD 1723. Early C19
alterations. Painted render over red sandstone rubble, with painted quoins, on
chamfered plinth. Welsh slate roof; C20 brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys, with
a total of 8 bays. Three C20 doors in painted chamfered C19 surrounds with
shaped lintels, one with square head, all under hood moulds. Single-pane sash
windows in C19 painted chamfered surrounds under hood moulds. Built to house 6
widows of clergy; each had 3 rooms and an annual pension of £9. Sold by the
Charity Commissioners in 1884. See, T.W. Carrick, History of Wigton, 1949,
pp22-3. Has G.V. with Church of St Mary.

Listing NGR: NY2558848299

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26612548

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)