Description

ST23NE CANNINGTON CP HIGH STREET (North side)

12/24 Almshouse
(formerly listed as Rogers'
Almshouses)
29.3.63

GV II

Almshouse. C16; alterations dated 1672, for Henry Rogers, substantial alterations of 1971. Random red sandstone rubble,
double Roman tile roofi small square turret with a sundial, pyramidal lead roof with a weather vane with a metal
pennant, inscribed:- 'HR 1699'; coped verges, L-plan, symmetrical frontage; two storeys, 3:3 bays, 2-light casements
with glazing bars, those to ground floor transomed. Central door opening, glazed C20 door with sidelights. Shallow
keyed semi-circular head recess above door, incised lettering commemorating the establishment of the almshouse. The
legs of some jointed crucks survive inside. Included primarily for historical interest.

Listing NGR: ST2562739653

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26594917

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)