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Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Cossall, Nottinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.976 / 52°58'33"N

Longitude: -1.2819 / 1°16'54"W

OS Eastings: 448319

OS Northings: 342308

OS Grid: SK483423

Mapcode National: GBR 7FW.DR7

Mapcode Global: WHDGQ.8GVF

Plus Code: 9C4WXPG9+97

Entry Name: Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall

Listing Date: 14 May 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1247951

English Heritage Legacy ID: 429396

ID on this website: 101247951

Location: Cossall, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, NG16

County: Nottinghamshire

District: Broxtowe

Civil Parish: Cossall

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Cossall

Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham

Tagged with: Almshouse

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 October 2023 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards

SK 44 SE
4/3

COSSALL
CHURCH LANE (north side)
Willoughby Almshouses and adjoining boundary wall

14.5.52

G.V.
II*

Group of eight almshouses. 1685. Built for George Willoughby. Brick with plain tile roofs. Ashlar dressings. Chamfered plinths, moulded coped gables and parapets. Three grouped ridge and single gable stacks. Doors have chamfered ashlar surrounds. Windows have chamfered mullions, cast iron leaded casements and flat drip moulds. South front has higher central bay with blocked central doorway flanked to left by a casement and to right by two doorways. Beyond, a casement. Beyond again, two doors and beyond them, two casements. Beyond again, single doors. Beyond, to right, a door and a casement. Above, central sundial and above it, triple casement. To its right, a smaller casement. Beyond to left three, and to right, four shouldered coped gabled dormers each with a casement. East gable has, above, a diamond casement.

Adjoining front courtyard wall has ribbed half-round coping. two gateways with square piers. Outer lower boundary wall has central gateway with square piers. All piers have ball finials.

Listing NGR: SK4831942308

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