Description

SE 3171 RIPON HIGH SAINT AGNESGATE
1/7 (south side)
27.5.49
No 16 (St Agnes House)
[formerly listed as
No 16 (St Agnes Lodge)]

II*

1693. Carpenter: Abraham Smith. (So much can at least be conjectured from the words
"Abraham Smith 1693" painted on to one of the purlins). Brick, now roughcast.
Pantiled roof. Two storeys and attics. Five bays: circular windows with 4 keystones
each (one replaced by neo-Georgian bay). Heavily rusticated door with quintuple
keystone. Very large chimneybreast at west end, with set backs each marked by small
triangular or segemental pediments, presumably in moulded brick. Rear wing:
2 storeys, and one bay, with contemporary shaped gable.

Interior. Good contemporary wainscotting. Three diagonally placed fireplaces.
Staircase with fat vase-shaped balusters, closed string and scrolled console against
lower newel (cf No 14 High St Agnesgate). Two contemporary paintings set into the
wainscotting in overmantels of 2 first floor rooms. One shows a rural scene in the
foreground of which is a signpost, apparently bearing the initials:

RM E
CA IN

Listing NGR: SE3152571026

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536034

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Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Care and Repair
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback