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almshouse — Church Street

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almshouse — Church Street
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Terraced two-bay two-storey exposed rubble limestone former almshouse, built c. 1760, with a flat-roofed accretion to the rear, c. 1980. Pitched artificial slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Two rendered chimneystacks with plain clay pots. Roof lights to rear span, c. 1990. Squared rubble limestone walls to front and rear elevation. Camber-arched window openings, hand-made red brick flat arches, block-and-start reveals, limestone sills, exposed timber sash boxes and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, with applied glazing bars. Square-headed door opening with red brick flat arch, block-and-start reveals, raised and fielded panelled timber door leaf, possibly nineteenth-century, and frosted glass overlight with leaded coloured glass, c. 1990. Facing onto Church Street and a small yard to the rear is enclosed by a rubble limestone wall.

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