15 And 15A, Watergate

SJ 5441 8/131 1.5.51

WHITCHURCH URBAN C.P. WATERGATE (south-west side)

Nos. 15 and 15A

GV II

House, now house and shop. Circa 1700, with C17 rear wing, and some mid- C20 alterations. Red brick; timber framed at rear with brick nogging. Plain tile roof. Framing: rectangular panels to rear wing, and collar and tie-beam truss with V-struts. T-plan. 2 storeys and gable-lit attic, with rear wing of one storey and attic. Plinth, plat band, dentil brick eaves cornice, and parapeted gable ends with moulded stone copings and shaped stone kneelers. Integral brick end stacks. 3 bays; C20 three- light wooden casements, with concrete lintels. Central first-floor blind window. Central door with 6 beaded flush panels (upper 2 panels glazed) and moulded wooden architrave. Decorative wrought-iron bracket above door to support former shell hood (see line on brickwork), mentioned in old list description but since removed. Inserted C20 shop-front to right with plate-glass window and door to right with 6 beaded flush panels. Rear wing with tall external lateral brick stack. Interior partly inspected. Staircase of c.1700 with open string, stubby column-on-vase balusters (2 per tread), moulded handrail, and square newel posts with moulded caps. Balustrade returning to first-floor landing. Ground-floor C18 door with 2 raised and fielded panels.

Listing NGR: SJ5419541398