Description

PAINSWICK GLOUCESTER STREET
SO 8610/8710
(west side)
6/105 Croft House
GV II
Shown on large scale OS as The Croft. Detached house. Early to mid C19. Lime-
stone ashlar front, squared coursed returns, hipped slate roof, brick end
stacks. Symmetrical main block, plus gabled parallel rear block and with
single-storey flanking porch unit brought to pavement edge: house set end-on to
road. South front (to Churchill Way) is 2-storey, 3 windows, all margin-bar
paned sashes: to ground floor 20-pane flanking door, to first floor 12-pane
flanked by 12-pane plus margins. Continuous moulded eaves cornice. Central
part-glazed panelled door with fanlight in Ionic portico to flat entablature.
Wing-to right with arched opening returns and sweeps down at road front, with
part-glazed door in incised pilaster, respond, arch with keystone surround: this
is linked to the main range by a lean-to slate roof. In the main building a
12-pane sash. Back wing, 2½ storeys with gable stacks appears to be of same
date as remainder.

Listing NGR: SO8666410020

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26383311

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)