Wyatts Almshouses

Wyatts Almshouses, Wyatts Close, GU7 3BY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1293743
Date first listed:: 18-Dec-1947
List Entry Name:: Wyatts Almshouses
Statutory Address:: Wyatts Almshouses, Wyatts Close, GU7 3BY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1293743
Date first listed:: 18-Dec-1947
Date of most recent amendment:: 01-Feb-1991
List Entry Name:: Wyatts Almshouses
Statutory Address 1:: Wyatts Almshouses, Wyatts Close, GU7 3BY

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Wyatts Almshouses, Wyatts Close, GU7 3BY

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County:: Surrey
District:: Waverley (District Authority)
Parish:: Godalming
National Grid Reference:: SU 98184 44808

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 February 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SU 9844 3/163

GODALMING WYATTS CLOSE Wyatts Almshouses

(Formerly listed as MEADROW (east side) The Almshouses, Wyatt's Close, previously listed as Wyatt's Almshouses)

18.12.47

GV I

Ten almshouses, now eight flats, with chapel. 1622 for founder Richard Wyatt (Master Carpenter of the Carpenters' Company of London); altered C20. Orange-red brick in English bond, some Bargate rubblestone; plain tile roofs. Two storeys; ten single-cell almshouses flanking central, projecting gabled chapel. Symmetrical facade. Moulded plinth.

To each cell a round-arched board door with chamfered architrave and a three-light, chamfered brick-mullioned casement window with stanchions and diamond-leaded lights to each floor, those on first floor under gables.

Chapel has central entrance, with later panelled door in surround as before set in chamfered flat-arched recess with hoodmould; above it are tripled arched windows in stone surround having stone sill, old glazing 'hoodmould' and clock face in head of central window; chamfered recess above has painted panel with coat of arms and inscription recording foundation. Raised verges with stone coping; ten stacks with coupled flues to rear; weather-vane to chapel gable.

Rear: ground floor of rubblestone, the whole dominated by the external stacks of galleted rubblestone with brick plinths, quoins and upper parts, which have offsets and coupled diagonally-set flues with tabling. Between stacks are paired doors (to each cell) in stop-chamfered timber surrounds, some battened board doors surviving but others now windows,all now having weather-boarded lean-to porches. In the side of each stack is a squint fire-window (lighting inglenook).

Chapel has segmental-arched window opening, the window with arched central light, and chamfered slit vent to gable. Returns: each gable has a small chamfered window.

Interior: almshouses have chamfered, Tudor-arched, brick fireplaces, with side bread-ovens to the large, ground-floor fireplaces; stop-chamfered joists; brick partition walls supporting cross-beams.

Chapel: braced, collared-rafter roof trusses with central, chamfered and stopped tie-beam; benches along walls fronted by panelled rails, that on right having newel-type end-post supporting hexagonal, iron-mnwi collecting box; plain box pulpit to rear wall; Commandment Tables on rear walls; Coat of Arms in rear window; on right wall, brass commemorating the gift of Richard Wyatt (d.1619) depicts Wyatt and his children (all kneeling).

Listing NGR: SU9818444808

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Legacy System number:: 291443
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.