The Porch House
THE PORCH HOUSE, 33 AND 35, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1367213
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- The Porch House
- Statutory Address:
- THE PORCH HOUSE, 33 AND 35, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1367213
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- The Porch House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE PORCH HOUSE, 33 AND 35, HIGH 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:
- THE PORCH HOUSE, 33 AND 35, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishop's Castle
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 32327 88928
Details
SO 3288 BISHOP'S CASTLE C.P. HIGH STREET (west side)
12/48 Nos. 33 and 35 - (The Porch House) 28/7/50 GV II* House, latterly shop. C17 with C18 and early-C19 alterations and additions, and mid- to late-C20 partial 'restoration'. Timber framed with rendered infil panels, roughcast to left with coursed limestone rubble plinth, ground floor to right rebuilt in red brick with mid- to late-C20 steel posts, and slate roof, hipped to left; coursed limestone rubble rebuilding and additions to rear with graded slate roof in 3 hipped ranges. L-plan; cross passage off-centre to left with 'hall' range to right and 2-room lower end to left. Framing: square panels with parallel diagonal framing forming lozenge patterns. Basement, 2 storeys and attic. First floor with continuous jetty, latterly underbuilt but recently 'restored' to right with steel brackets, recently re-exposed carved bracket to right with carved head and remains of shaft below, and carved bressumer; jettied eaves with carved brackets and shafts below; gabled dormer to right with slate-hung sides and 2-light leaded casement; stone stack behind ridge off-centre to right with late-C19 brick top stage, and brick stack on transverse ridge to left at rear. 3 first floor diamond-leaded mid- to late-C20 casements, 3-light in centre and 4-light to outside; 4 ground floor mid- to late-C20 diamond- leaded casements to right of 2 and 3 lights; early-C19 lean-to one- storey addition to left with 2 ground floor glazing bar sashes, 4-part mid-C20 shop window and 4 flush-panelled door in angle to left; C17 studded boarded door off-centre to left with strap hinges, 4 cusped openings in head (probably mid- to late-C19 alteration), shaped head with carved scrolled spandrels, and moulded architrave; shaft to left up to carved jetty bracket with carved head; 5 steps up to porch with jettied gable, bracketed bressumer with carved decoration and dated E ? 161? V-struts in gable above, seat within to right and 3- M light casement to left. Lower 3 storey bay to left is structurally part of No. 31, High Street (q.v.); roughcast with slate roof; jettied first floor, shaped bracket to right, and evidence of former jettied second floor; ground floor boarded double doors. Interior: close-studded cross passage walls with middle rail; doors off cross passage with arched lintels and carved spandrels; recently introduced (July 1984) probably late-C19 panelling in 'hall' range; probably c18 or early-C19 painted medallion of castle on wall of first floor room to rear. This is one of the most important and sumptuous C17 houses in the town.
Listing NGR: SO3232788928
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 256958
- 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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