Moretons Charity Almshouses
MORETONS CHARITY ALMSHOUSES, 25-41, RAMPTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1127333
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Moretons Charity Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- MORETONS CHARITY ALMSHOUSES, 25-41, RAMPTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1127333
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Moretons Charity Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- MORETONS CHARITY ALMSHOUSES, 25-41, RAMPTON ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MORETONS CHARITY ALMSHOUSES, 25-41, RAMPTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cottenham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 44573 67150
Details
TL 4467 COTTENHAM RAMPTON ROAD (South West Side)
12/65 Nos. 25- 41 (odd) (Moretons Charity Almshouses)
II
Almshouses, dated 1853 on stone panel to front wall. Gault brick with red brick door and window arches and terracotta band. Embattled hipped roof of fishscale pattern slate to centre, with lower flanking wings with end parapets on kneelers. Moulded brick eaves cornice and five end and ridge stacks with projecting capping, string courses and splayed offsets to bases. Plan of higher centre block with flanking wings. Two storeys with frieze of terracotta between. Centre block has canted front and alternating red and yellow bricks to pointed two centred arches to two-light casement with Y glazing bars. Similar arch to boarded door with cover strips. Wings have dripmoulds with return stops to three casements in square heads, the centre window is blind. At ground floor two similar window flanks two adjacent doorways. The wing to the left hand has six window openings, with two blind windows.
Listing NGR: TL4457367150
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 50806
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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