8 Church Street

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

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799 CHURCH STREET (South West Side) SP 8113 NE 1/26 7.4.52.

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A C15 structure refronted in the earlier C19. 2 storeys. Stuccoed, triple-gabled with elaborately moulded and cut barge boards, shaped and moulded central and bottom finials with pendants. Old tile roof. Each gable lids one flat pointed arched window under drip mould with mask keystone (Shakespeare, Shelley? and Marlow?) and diamond glazing.

On ground floor - similar window under left hand gable, two similar windows (one small) under right hand gable, and two narrow similar windows under central gable flanking four-panel door (Gothic panels) with octagonal pattern fanlight, under similar drip mould to windows. All ground floor windows have octagonal and diamond glazing pattern. Extension to right hand - one window on first floor and stable door on ground floor. Interior has large open fireplace and other C16 features. Staircase C17. C18 wings at back. Clustered shafts with elaborate heads to chimneys.

Nos 8 to 12 (even) and No 16 form a group

Listing NGR: SP8175613829

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE\Senior_Barry IOE Records for Senior, Barry; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

Copyright IoE Dr Barry Senior. Source Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project