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almshouse — Kingston College

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almshouse — Kingston College
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Terraced two-storey house over basement, built 1777, as part of scheme of almshouses, having three-bay ground floor and two-bay first floor. Southernmost bay shared with neighbouring property and has blind window opening to first floor and red brick round-headed niche to ground floor with limestone keystone, imposts and sill. Pitched slate roof with dressed limestone eaves course, rendered chimneystacks, terracotta chimney pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered coursed limestone walls. Camber-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to first floor and nine-over-six pane to ground floor, all having limestone sills, red brick block-and-start surrounds and replacement timber casement window. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, spoked timber fanlight and brick block-and-start surround. Rendered boundary wall with limestone coping and cast-iron railings.

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