Description

TQ 19 NW 4/17
5259

CHURCH ROAD
The Salters' Co, Almshouses

II

1863 By T C Sorby. Formal group of red brick and Bath stone Gothic almshouses around 3 sides of a courtyard. Highly picturesque, one and two storeys with plain tile roofs and prominent chimneys. Long main range symmetrical except for centre block. Small cottage range each side. Prominent centre with crow-stepped gable and asymmetrical tower, battlemented with ornamental Gothic bell-opening over a clock over an armorial panel. Big oriel window central to gable with buttress below and damaged canopied niche above. Flanking centre, each side, in sequence, arcaded one storey passage, 2 storey 2 gabled cottage with mullion and transom windows, 2 bay arcaded passage, 2 one storey cottages, projecting, gabled with canted sided bay windows, a further 2 bay arcaded passage and finally a 2 storey, 2 gabled cottage. Side ranges asymmetrical cottages, each gabled and 2 storey at north end and with 2 bay arcade and one storey gabled south end, the treatment similar to main range. Arcade arches depressed and with stone Gothic column between each pair. Some diaper work in blue brick. Built to house 12 females and 8 males.

Listing NGR: TQ1045897739

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26631498

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living