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SU 8981 SW
5/20

SU 8981 SE
6/20

BRIDGE ROAD (north side)
Nos 79 to 85 (odd) (Smythes Almshouses)

(Formerly listed as Salters Almshouses)

27.2.50

II*

Endowed and built by James Smyth, Citizen and Salter of London 1659. Two storeys, brick on projecting plinth, string at first floor level, moulded brick eaves broken in centre with coat of arms and inscription. First floor windows in brick gables with parapet extensions. Old tile roof lain to pattern. Two groups of diamond-shafted chimneys. Six gables on first floor, each with three-light casement window, the two centre gables joined by a brick pediment on curved brick bracketted cornice over central panel. The left hand window has a stone sundial over. Six taller casement windows ground floor. All windows have early C19 hexagonal paned lights. Two-panelled central door with moulded frame, flat hood on cut brackets. Return ends double gabled with central chimney stacks.

Listing NGR: SU8948381336

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546969

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper