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almshouse — Kingston College

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almshouse — Kingston College
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Terraced two-bay two-storey over basement house, built 1777, as part of scheme of almshouses, with slightly lower lean-to addition to rear. House is western subdivision of former five-bay house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered coursed limestone walls with carved limestone cornice, chamfered quoins and plinth course, and painted walls to basement. Camber-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to first floor and nine-over-six pane to ground floor, with red brick block-and-start surrounds and limestone sills, and square-headed window opening to basement, having nine-pane fixed timber window with limestone sill and brick voussoirs. Easternmost bay of ground floor contains six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with infilled fanlight area, and has carved limestone Gibbsian doorcase with having prominent triple keystone. Camber-headed door opening having timber panelled door, eight-pane timber overlight, red brick block-and-start surround and limestone steps over area. Rendered boundary wall to site with limestone coping.

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