Description

Boss House etc, Church Street
10/52
8/52
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ST5222
10/52

ILCHESTER CP
CHURCH STREET (East side)
Boss House and front boundary railings

GV
II

Corner cottage. Early C19. Local lias coursed rubble. Ham stone quoins; double Roman clay tiled roof with stepped coped
south gable, abutment to north; brick chimney stacks. Two storeys, 3 bays irregular fenestration. Above, small-pane
horizontal-sliding sash windows; below, horizontal-bar casements of 3, 4 and 3 lights under timber lintols; between
bays 2 and 3 a C19 part-glazed door in recess with plain timber architrave. Return along the Limington Road of later
date, with Welsh slate roof; 4 bays with later C19 windows in segmental-arched brick surrounds. Interior not seen.
About one metre west of house the boundary railings, collared spearpoints set on low stone base, with cast iron finials
to standards and matching gate opposite door, all adding to the setting of the house and of the streetscene. (Shown on
earlier O.S. Maps as the Cow Inn, which had been opened by 1859. VCH, Vol III, 1974).

Listing NGR: ST5224422585

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26309501

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Recommended Books

• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
• 
  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6