Ash Almshouses, Retaining Wall And Railings

LEEK

SJ9856SW BROAD STREET 611-1/6/19 (South side) 13/04/51 Nos.1-11 (Odd) Ash Almshouses, retaining wall and railings (Formerly Listed as: BROAD STREET Ash Almshouses)

GV II

Includes: Nos.2 AND 4 COMPTON. Almshouses. 1676. Restored 1811. Concrete render over stone with plain-tiled roofs. EXTERIOR: one-and-a-half storeys, 7-window range, the gabled dormers each housing paired round-arched windows. Paired narrow round-arched windows each side of paired doorways with shallow segmental heads and round-arched panels. Plaques over each doorway inscribed with name of village from whence the beneficiary was supposed to come. Return to Compton similarly detailed, with paired central doors and flanking paired round-arched windows, with 2 gabled dormers above. Ornate moulded kneelers to coping of gables, and ball finials on end gables. Axial stacks. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the properties are separated from the road by a roughly coursed and squared stone retaining wall surmounted by iron spearhead railings and incorporating a milestone in the Broad Street elevation.

Listing NGR: SJ9836356314