Description

PERSHORE

SO9545 BRIDGE STREET
648-1/5/7 (West side)
11/02/65 No.10

GV II

House. C18, remodelled early C19, incorporating earlier
timber-framing. Red brick, mostly in Flemish bond, with
rusticated stucco ground floor on plinth. Plain tile roof with
painted brick dogtooth eaves and brick off-ridge end stack to
right.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and cellar. 2-window range of boxed sashes
with painted sills, channelled voussoirs and keystones, taller
on 1st floor. Ground floor has shallow bay window to centre
with renewed 2:6:2-pane fixed glazing and moulded cornice
under leaded wooden hood with boarded soffit supported on
wrought-iron brackets and extending over doorcase, on left,
which has overlight and 6-panel door; further doorcase to
right with overlight, part-glazed door and shallow step with
nosing. Cellar grille.
INTERIOR: not inspected, but reported to contain
timber-framing.
HISTORICAL NOTE: used as police station 1841-64 with cells to
rear and courtroom on first floor and subsequently as butchers
shop.

Listing NGR: SO9500445671

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666588

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)