Gell Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1983. Almshouse.
Gell Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-gargoyle-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1983
- Type
- Almshouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SK 25 SE HOPTON AND GRIFFE GRANGE MAIN STREET 4/83 (North Side) 1,2,3 and 4 Gell Almshouses GV II
Almshouses. Dated 1719-22. Coursed squared limestone with gritstone dressings. Stone slate roof with stone ridge. Gable end and ridge brick stacks. Stone copings, moulded kneelers and moulded cornice. Single storey, eight bays. South elevation has central gabled projecting bay with moulded copings and kneelers. Plaque in centre of gable has incised coat of arms and states 'This Hospital was began 1719 by S. Philip Gell Bart in his lifetime and by him endorsed for the life of 2 poor men and 2 poor women of Hopton and Carson. Finished by his Executors and inhabited Sept 1722'. Below plaque, stringcourse which ties into the cornice. 2-light flush mullioned windows either side of four doorcases, all with large jambs and lintels. All doors have six raised and fielded panels. Windows all have small paned casements.
Listing NGR: SK2611053268
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