1 And 2, Powell Row is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. A Victorian Almshouse. 4 related planning applications.
1 And 2, Powell Row
- WRENN ID
- mired-cobble-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Country
- England
- Type
- Almshouse
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SP58NW 1323-0/3/16
BITTESWELL POWELL ROW Nos. 1 AND 2
GV II
Pair of almshouses. 1847. One of three pairs founded by Wakelin Welch, esq., and Elizabeth, his wife. Brick in Flemish bond with yellow stone dressings. Decorated tile roof with crested ridge tiles. Semi-detached with rear wings. 2 storeys. Shallow external end stacks with paired shafts; end stacks to wings. End gable walls with coping and kneelers. Symmetrical 4-window range. All windows casements in stone surrounds. Side bays with 2 and 3-light windows to 1st and ground floors respectively. Centre bay under gable with coping and kneelers; 2 single-light windows connected by string course that rises to contain central shield in recessed panel. 4-centred arched doorways below with planked doors. Stone quoining. Rear wings with 2-light windows to ground-floor side elevations and 1st floor rear. This building forms part of an attractive set of three almost identical almshouses.
Listing NGR: SP5362685889
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