48, Church Street

SD 63 NW RIBCHESTER CHURCH STREET

7/141 No. 48 11.11.66 GV II

House, 1680, altered. Sandstone rubble with slate roof. 2 storeys with attics. South gable wall, facing the street, has a central doorway with long and short jambs and lintel with '1680' in raised letters flanked by 2 motifs of 4 hearts each. The ground-floor windows are modern with plain reveals. On the 1st floor is a 3-light mullioned window with outer chamfer and inner hollow chamfer, and a hood mould. Above is a one-light chamfered attic window. The west wall is covered on the ground floor by a single-storey garage of recent date. On the 1st floor towards the north is a modern window with plain reveals. Towards the south is a window similar to that on the 1st floor of the gable wall, but of 2 lights. The north gable has a chimney cap with weathered offset and tabling. To the east are modern additions. Inside, the ground-floor ceiling beams remain. The single roof truss is of hardwood with a collar and a tie beam.

Listing NGR: SD6497735315