59, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)

SJ 2829 SE OSWESTRY C.P. CHURCH STREET (east side)

15/36 Nos. 57 and 59 - GV II

House, now divided into 2 shops. Circa 1600 extensively re-modelled early C19 with later additions and alterations. Red brick encapsulating timber frame, slate roof. 2 storeys, dentilled eaves cornice; 2-window front, 3-light C20 casement to left and 4-paned sash to right, both with segmental heads; late C19 shop fronts with bracketed hoods and half-glazed doors, formerly with rectangular overlights, to left and right; passageway to Left; framing: 2 square panels exposed to back wall above passage. Interior: square panels and long straight tension brace exposed to right-hand wall of No. 59, heavy cross beam with straight-cut stops and joists with ogee stops to front and further chamfered beams to rear; external framing of right gable end visible through small C19 casement upstairs, collar and tie beam truss with vertical struts and short straight corner braces similar to left gable end of No 61 (Bell Inn) (q.v.); part of rear wall-plate also preserved.

Listing NGR: SJ2890529334