History

Terraced house, formerly listed as the Gloster Arms Inn. The licence goes back to 1530, and before that there may have been a monk's house on the site. Gloucester Arms listed in 1884. The present building has a C19 and C20 character but may have an earlier core. Disused and boarded-up 2005.

Exterior

Terraced house, painted roughcast with some stucco dressings, and imitation slate roof with renewed right end brick stack. Two storeys, three bays. Eaves similar level to No 12 but higher ridge. Three small upper windows with C20 glazing. Ground floor has two large openings in plain raised surrounds, the glazing boarded over 2005, but old photographs show 3-light shop windows with Gothic glazing bars like the window on Nos 9-10 without the transom. C20 infill below. Centre door in moulded stucco surround, also boarded over. Small parallel rear range in painted brick.

Interior

Interior not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special interest as part of the terraced row Nos 7-14 Dark Street.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29507596

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (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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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide