Description

SHREWSBURY

SJ4912NW ST MARY'S PLACE
653-1/11/578 (South East side)
10/01/53 Nos.4A, 4B, 4C AND 5-8 (Consecutive)
(Formerly Listed as:
ST MARY'S PLACE
Nos.7-8 AND 8A)

GV II

Row of 5 houses, now subdivided and partly in use as shops.
Largely late C18 but incorporating elements of earlier
structures. Brick with roof not visible behind parapet.
3 storeys, 5-window range with 6-panelled doors with fanlights
in architraves with panelled rebates and console brackets to
cornice. The left-hand doorway is flanked by 2 windows with
segmentally-arched heads: the left-hand window has fan
plasterwork beneath the segmental arch. To the right, an
inserted shop front in a traditional style. Upper windows are
12-pane sashes with flat-arched gauged brick heads (6-pane
sashes to attic). Parapet eaves over stuccoed cornice.
Traces of earlier structure exist in side elevation, with
early C18 brickwork and the remains of a former chimney stack.
Rear of No.8 incorporates remains of timber-framed structure,
including a renewed tie beam and a king post roof truss.

Listing NGR: SJ4934812560

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26628641

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)