Bishop Percy'S House is a Grade I listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1949. A 1580 House. 6 related planning applications.

Bishop Percy'S House

WRENN ID
weathered-moulding-fern
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Country
England
Date first listed
18 July 1949
Type
House
Address
Bishop Percy'S House, 52, Cartway, Bridgnorth, WV16 4BG
OS grid reference
SO 718 930
Coordinates
52.53493, -2.41705
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bishop Percy's House, located at 52 Cartway in Bridgnorth, dates back to 1580. This three-storey building is timber framed and features plaster with pierced quatrefoils. It has a triple-gabled roof adorned with barge-boards and two wood mullioned transomed windows on the first floor. The second and third storeys overhang on enriched consoles, and there is a moulded wood cornice. The roof is covered with old tiles, and there have been alterations to the ground floor. This house was formerly marked with a plaque noting that Bishop Percy, the author of "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry," was born here in 1728. Bishop Percy's House is part of a group with Nos 51 to 68 and Nos 40 to 42 on River Side.

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