Description

NEWTON ABBOT

SX8570 WOLBOROUGH STREET
1012-1/10/158 (South side)
22/03/83 Forecourt wall, gates and gate piers
to Mackrell's Almshouses
(Formerly Listed as:
WOLBOROUGH STREET
Forecourt wall and gatepiers to
Mackrell's Almshouses)

GV II

Revetment wall, gates, gate piers and steps to the front and
right return. 1870s. Devon rubblestone crazy-paving walls
approx one metre high and 180m long have stepped chamfered
coping. Two pairs of gate piers to the right return and far
left have chamfered plinths, cornices below stepped pyramidal
caps and cast-iron gates of geomtric design. Two pairs of
double gates and gate piers flanking the centre are similar
except that the caps are gabled to each side above the cornice
with trefoil recesses to the apexes. Cast and wrought-iron
gates (those flanking the centre are double), are trellised
with rectangles, circles and flambeau finials. A well-detailed
composition, complementing the almshouses (qv) which are
situated high above the road.

Listing NGR: SX8544170945

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548179

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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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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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)