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The Almshouse — The Square

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The Almshouse — The Square
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Terraced seven-bay two-storey almshouse, built 1786-8, on a rectangular plan. Vacated, 1973. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof centred on replacement pitched (gabled) artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, and uPVC rainwater goods on roughcast eaves. Roughcast walls on rendered plinth with "Cavetto" floating pediment. Square-headed door openings including square-headed central door opening below cut-white marble plaque in cut-limestone frame with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds centred on cut-granite keystones framing replacement timber panelled doors. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete flagged footpath to front.

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