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almshouse — Grantham Street

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almshouse — Grantham Street
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Attached double-pile three-storey three-bay former almshouse, built 1858, with return to rear (north) elevation. Now in use as house. M-profile pitched slate roof having red brick chimneystacks with clay pots, partially hidden behind brown brick parapet with cut granite coping. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond to front (south) elevation having granite quoins and plinth course. Smooth rendered wall to west elevation. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and granite sills, burnt brick label detailing on ground floor windows. Round-headed recessed door opening having timber panelled door flanked by carved panelled granite pilasters, with fluted consoles supporting stepped cornice and petal fanlight. Wrought-iron railings on granite plinth wall flanking entrance and enclosing area to front of house, double-leaf wrought-iron gate.

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