almshouse

Terraced three-bay single-storey almshouse, dated 1830, retaining original fenestration. Now in private residential use. One of a terrace of six. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging rendered eaves. Limewashed lime rendered walls over random rubble stone construction. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and timber casement windows in four-light arrangement having pointed-arch panels with leaded glazing. Square-headed door opening with timber boarded door. Set back from road in shared grounds.

A picturesque small-scale house, built as part of a terrace of six units, which retains its original form and massing, together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, which enhance the historic appeal of the site. Features, such as the arrangement and pattern of the glazing, significantly enhance the architectural quality of the piece. The house is of particular significance in the locality, having been sponsored by John Boyce of Tallow, as accommodation for ‘aged couples’. The house, together with the remainder in the terrace (including 22818051, 65 - 67, 69/WD-28-18-51, 65 - 67, 69), forms an appealing feature in the streetscape on the road leading out of Tallow to the south-east.