Description

TL 2639 ASHWELL SWAN STREET
(South side)
Ashwell

8/66 Town House
9.6.52 (Ashwell Museum)

GV II*

House, now museum. Built c.1500, extended at rear early-mid C19.
Restored C20. Exposed timber frame with plaster infill. Plain tile gable
end roof. 2 storeys, the upper floor jettied on bull-nose joists and
curved brackets. Close-set wide studs. Door on right with 4-centre head.
Left of this a pair of casements with renewed arches and mullions. Upper
floor has 2 4-light casements with hollow-carved mullions and square
leading. E elevation with 1 similar window on ground and first floor. To
left of these is a wide C18-19 external chimney stack. Rear section is
plastered brick. 3-light Yorkshire casement to upper floor, S side. On W
side are single 2-light Yorkshire casements at rear; 2 ground floor
mullioned windows at front. Internally the museum shows a crown post
roof. Open fireplace. (Scheduled Ancient Monument). (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL2668739681

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Ashwell Village Museum official website
• Wikidata Q17554760

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)