Description

KENTON HIGH STREET, Kenton
SX 98 SE

6/231 House in west corner of the
churchyard

GV II

Small house, possibly 2 dwellings. Mid late C19. Red sandstone ashlar with stone
dressings; slate roof with crested ridge tiles, gabled at ends with curly barge
boards; front lateral stack with tall stone shafts, rear lateral stack, left end
stack with stone shaft. Gothic.
Plan: Sited in the west corner of the churchyard. An L plan block facing High
Street with a porch in the angle with front doors into each block. A single storey
rear wing faces the churchyard and is sited within it.
Exterior: 2 storey main block, single-storey rear wing. Asymmetrical 1 window front
to High Street, gabled to the front at the left, set back to the right. Pretty open
timber Gothic porch in angle between the blocks with C19 plank front doors. I ground
floor 3-light transomed casement to the left with a cranked head, similar 2-light
first floor casement above. The block to the right is blind except for the front
door with a projecting lateral stack with set-offs. The right return (facing into
the church yard) is gabled to the left with transomed windows similar to those on the
High Street elevation, similar windows to rear elevation. The rear wing has one
doorway and 3 1-light windows.
Interior: Not inspected.
A well-preserved building in a crucial position in the village.

Listing NGR: SX9574083314

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618676

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  For the Record
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets