Description

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NZ34NW
7/22

HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING
Houghton-le-Spring
Church Street (north side)
Kepier Almshouses

[Formerly listed as Davenport and Lilburne Almshouses, CHURCH STREET (north side)]

26.4.50

G.V.
II

Almshouses, later three then two separate dwellings. Dated 1668, restored c.1978. Coursed squared sandstone; roof pantiled.

E-plan: one cottage flanked by two cottages. One storey, five bays. Central door under flattened Tudor arch in stop-chamfered surround with triangular-stopped label mould; either side are three-light mullioned windows with similar moulds. Returns to street have door in angle and one three-light window; gables to street have three-light window: all similar to central house. Gable peaks contain inscriptions and shields: the north commemorating George Lilburn's building of half of the hospital in 1668, the south an endowment from the Reverend William Sharp. Flat stone gable coping and one transverse ridge chimney on each return.

Listing NGR: NZ3425249831

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26480142

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (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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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings