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The Almshouse — Chapel Street

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The Almshouse — Chapel Street
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Detached three-bay single-storey national school, c.1840. Extensively renovated, c.1990, to accommodate residential use. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1990, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on timber eaves. Painted roughcast wall to front (north) elevation with unpainted replacement cement rendered walls, c.1990, to remainder. Square-headed window openings in round-headed recesses with stone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Set back from line of road with sections of wrought iron railings to front on unpainted rendered boundary wall having unpainted rendered piers, and wrought iron gate with iron gas lamp holder over.(ii) Freestanding limestone ashlar monument, erected 1966, to forecourt comprising inscribed slab on a stepped base with stringcourse having blocking course over with bas relief detailing.

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