Description

SP58NW
1323-0/3/16

BITTESWELL
POWELL ROW
Nos. 1 AND 2

GV
II

Pair of almshouses. 1847. One of three pairs founded by
Wakelin Welch, esq., and Elizabeth, his wife. Brick in Flemish
bond with yellow stone dressings. Decorated tile roof with
crested ridge tiles. Semi-detached with rear wings. 2 storeys.
Shallow external end stacks with paired shafts; end stacks to
wings. End gable walls with coping and kneelers. Symmetrical
4-window range. All windows casements in stone surrounds. Side
bays with 2 and 3-light windows to 1st and ground floors
respectively. Centre bay under gable with coping and kneelers;
2 single-light windows connected by string course that rises
to contain central shield in recessed panel. 4-centred arched
doorways below with planked doors. Stone quoining. Rear wings
with 2-light windows to ground-floor side elevations and 1st
floor rear. This building forms part of an attractive set of
three almost identical almshouses.

Listing NGR: SP5362685889

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580786

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Recommended Books

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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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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)