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
- Source
- Historic England listing
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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- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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