Description

ROCHESTER PRIESTFIELDS
TQ 76 NW
2/206 Foord Almshouses
Nos 48-64
24-10-50
GV II*
Almshouses 1932. E Guy Dawber architect, G E Walls and Sons,
builders. English bond red brick, stone dressings, old tile
roof. Neo-vernacular style of C17, with Baroque reference. 2
storeys and single storey, 'U' plan courtyard. 2 storey axial
centrepiece, single storey canted wings in north range, east and
west 2 storey returns. 4 window centre with 3 and 4 light stone
casements with leaded lights. Central round arched entrance in
recessed bay with plaque and date 1932, Dutch gabled roof, hipped
end gables with 2 stacks. Single storey wings have 2 and 6-light
casements, double doors with leaded lights. Steeply pitched roof
with 4 stacks. 2 storey returns have gabled oriels to south, 2
storey bay window to inward facing returns, hipped roofs with
stacks. Statue in centre of court by Ernest Gillik of Flora (?)
formerly the apex to Cupola in main court (Foord Almshouses Nos
1-47 (qv).

Listing NGR: TQ7370667222

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551584

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)