Description

THORNTON DALE CHESTNUT AVENUE
SE 8383
(north side)
14/90 Lady Lumley's Almshouses
(Previously listed as
10.11.53 Almshouses).
GV II
Row of 12 almshouses. 1670; restored C19; modernised and extended C20.
Founded under the terms of a Trust Deed executed by Lady Elizabeth Lumley in
1657. Squared limestone with stone flag roof. Single-cell, lobby-entry
plan, with C20 rear extensions. Single storey, 24-bay front. Paired 4-
panel doors in plain square surrounds alternate to the left and right of 2-
light diamond lattice windows with cinquefoil heads in similar surrounds.
C19 tablet to centre recording the origins of The Charity. Moulded eaves
cornice. Seven ridge stacks. R W Jeffery, Thornton-le-Dale, 1931, p73 and
footnotes.

Listing NGR: SE8354083086

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26336303

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)