almshouse — Kingston College

Terraced two-storey over basement house, built 1777, as part of scheme of almshouses, having three-bay first floor and four-bay ground floor. Southernmost bay has round-headed former doorway of another house. Northernmost 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 having limestone sills and red brick block-and-start surrounds, with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to first floor and nine-over-six pane to ground floor. Round-headed window, formerly doorway, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with fanlight. Round-headed door opening with timber panelled door, spoked timber fanlight, brick block-and-start surround and limestone step over area with rendered parapet having dressed limestone coping. Rendered boundary wall with dressed limestone coping and cast-iron railings.