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Saint James's Asylum — Nuncio Road

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Saint James's Asylum — Nuncio Road
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Detached fifteen-bay two-storey almshouse, built 1803-4, on a symmetrical plan centred on three-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront. Renovated, 1992. Replacement pitched slate roof centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on red brick header bond stepped eaves. Replacement roughcast walls on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered quoins to corners including rusticated rendered quoins to corners (breakfront) supporting red brick header bond pediment. Square-headed central door openings in shallow camber-headed recesses with concealed dressings framing replacement timber panelled doors having fanlights. Square-headed window openings in shallow camber-headed recesses with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

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