Description

SD 52SW LEYLAND FOX LANE

8/34 Nos. 102 to 112 - (even numbers only)

GV II

Almshouses, reputedly 1649, removed and rebuilt 1849 (see below). Brick, stone plinth, stone dressings, red sandstone quoins, slate roof. Six dwellings, 4 in central range, 2 others in projecting gabled wings, all of one storey. Two pairs of ridge chimneys in main range, one chimney stack at junction of roofs at each end. Four boarded doors, all with ornamental iron hinges and studs, 2 in the centre and one at each end of main range, and all with red sandstone quoins and chamfered stone lintels. On each side of central doorways are two 3-light windows built together as a single 6-light stone mullioned window. Re-entrant walls have diaper pattern of blue headers. Each wing has red sandstone quoins and a 6-light stone mullioned window, the gable above decorated with black and white timbering; and a door in the return wall. Rear: continuous outshut with cat slide roof to main range. Stone plaque over middle doors:

FOUNDED AND ENDOWED BY WILLIAM FARINGTON OF WORDEN 1649 REMOVED AND REBUILT 1849

Above other doors are sandstone tablets carved with coats of arms, all different.

Listing NGR: SD5360421509

External Links

• Wikidata Q26643847

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)