The House on Crutches and No. 41
The House on Crutches Museum and No 41, High Street, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1367214
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- The House on Crutches and No. 41
- Statutory Address:
- The House on Crutches Museum and No 41, High Street, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1367214
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The House on Crutches and No. 41
- Statutory Address 1:
- The House on Crutches Museum and No 41, High Street, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BE
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 House on Crutches Museum and No 41, High Street, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5BE
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:
- SO3232888956
Details
SO 3288
12/51
BISHOP'S CASTLE C.P.
HIGH STREET (west side)
The House on Crutches and No. 41
(Formerly listed as 'The House on Crotches')
28/7/50
GV
II*
House, latterly shop, now house and meeting rooms. C16 with mid to late C19 alterations and additions. Timber framed with painted wattle and daub infill panels, limestone plinth, partly rebuilt in probably coursed limestone rubble to rear and rendered; C19 slate roof. Two or three framed bays at right-angles to road, eastern bay with first floor projecting over alley; additions to rear and to north.
Framing: square panels; close studding with middle rail; jettied gable-end to east with shaped end-brackets and exposed queen-strut truss with cusped quatrefoil panels below collar and V-struts above. Two storeys. Plinth, deep eaves, and two brick ridge stacks. First floor late C19 three-light casement; open ground floor; two chamfered and stopped posts with moulded capitals, and moulded lintels on three sides with run-out stops; angled projection to left to accommodate internal staircase.
North front: two first floor late-C19 three-light casements; ground floor early C19 shop front with two 16-pane glazing bar sashes to left and six flush-panelled door to right; mid to late C19 addition returned to north with first floor two-light casement and six flush-panelled door beneath.
Interior: ground floor chamfered and stopped beams; internal moulded window mullions; inclined-strut truss. Alleyway to front with variety of cobbling techniques forms picturesque grouping with Nos. 13 and 15, Market Square (q.v.) and No 39, High Street (q.v.). A.M.
Listing NGR: SO3232888956
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 256961
- 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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