20, Saint Marys Street

WHITCHURCH URBAN C.P. SAINT MARY'S STREET SJ 5441 (south-west side) 8/123 No. 20 1.5.51 GV II

House. Late C16 or C17, remodelled in the early C19. Rendered timber frame on a tall plinth, partly rebuilt in painted brick. Slate roof. 2 framed bays. Remodelled in a Gothick style. One storey and attic over semi-basement. External brick end stack to right. Pair of large gabled eaves dormers, each has 2-light Gothick wooden casement with Y- tracery. Ground-floor 3-light Gothick wooden casement to right with intersecting tracery, and 16-pane glazing bar sash to left. Central 2-light wooden Gothick window with Y-tracery to ground and first floors. Central 6-panelled door below (lower 2 panels beaded flush and shaped raised and fielded upper panels) with moulded architrave. Approached by flight of external steps with railings. 3-light basement window to right. Right-hand gable end with 2-light attic wooden casement to left and blocked small circular window to right. C20 brick lean-to. Interior: entrance hall with moulded cornice. Early C19 staircase with winders, closed string, stick balusters and tapered square newel posts. Right-hand ground-floor room with moulded cornice. Left-hand bedroom has C18 door with 2 raised and fielded panels. Fireplace in right-hand basement room (former kitchen) with probably reused late C16 or early C17 moulded wooden lintel.

Listing NGR: SJ5416241690