1, Church Street

ELSHAM CHURCH STREET TA 01 SW (south side) 5/20 No 1 10/3/72 (formerly listed as Nos 1 and 2) GV II House. Probably early C17 origins, refronted 1696, converted to pair of cottages in mid C19. Renovations of 1979-80 included rebuilding left gable end and conversion to single house. Red brick with some re-used limestone ashlar blocks to right gable end. Pantile roof. 2-room central-entrance plan with continuous rear outshut. 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Tall moulded brick plinth. Plain recessed board door to left of centre beneath segmental header arch. Former entrance to right with C20 2-light sliding sash below similar arch. 3-light ground-floor sliding sashes with horizontal glazing bars beneath segmental header arches; top of plinth forms window sills. 3-course brick first-floor band with central cogged course. First floor: two 3-light sliding sashes and small central casement above a recessed painted datestone with ovolo-moulded brick surround. End stacks. Right return has similar plinth, first-floor band and 2-course band at eaves level with dentilled lower course; left return rebuilt with similar details. Attic casements to gables. Interior: details date from C19 and C20. Renovations revealed original white-washed wall behind present front, and remains of original thatching.

Listing NGR: TA0371212510