Almshouses
ALMSHOUSES, VILLAGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293526
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- ALMSHOUSES, VILLAGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1293526
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- ALMSHOUSES, VILLAGE STREET
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:
- ALMSHOUSES, VILLAGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Coxwold
- National Park:
- North York Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 53457 77147
Details
COXWOLD VILLAGE STREET SE 5277-5377 (south side) 9/37 Almshouses 28.2.52 GV II
The Poor Men's Hospital for 10 persons, now 5 almshouses. Founded 1662 and further endowed 1626 by Thomas, Earl of Fauconberg; restored for Mrs Malcolm Wombwell in 1962 by Trenwith Wills FRIBA. Rubble; stone slate roof to front, C20 pantiles to rear. Single-storey, with 1 dormer window and bellcote over porch at front, four C20 dormers at rear in outshut; 3:1:3 bays. Central pro- jecting porch with segmental-arched ashlar opening with string, imposts and recarved date 1662 on keystone, and the Fauconberg coat of arms above; 3-light window with dripmould in dormer, and a lion couchant and a crown on a panel in the gable, which has shaped kneelers and ashlar coping, and a timber bellcote set back on the ridge. Ground floor, from left: 2-panel door in triangular- headed doorway set in square-headed chamfer, 3-light casement window with drip- mould; door as before; 3-light window; door as before. Shaped kneelers, ashlar coping. Corniced ashlar stacks at ends and to right of each window on left, and to left of each window on right.
Listing NGR: SE5345677147
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 332746
- 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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