The Old House

WELLESBOURNE

SP2655 CHAPEL STREET 1901-1/12/213 (South West side) 05/04/67 Wellesbourne Mountford No.2 The Old House (Formerly Listed as: CHAPEL STREET (South West side) Wellesbourne Mountford No.4 (Shop occupied by Irving) and house adjoining No.4 on right hand side)

GV II

House and former shop. Mid C18 refronted c1820. Brick laid to Flemish bond with buff headers; slate roof with brick end stacks. Single-unit plan plus 2-unit plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range with central forward break; single-window shop range to left. Reeded first-floor sill course and top cornice. Entrance has doorcase with pilasters, lion masks and bracketed open pediment-hood; fanlight with decorative glazing bars over 6-fielded-panel door in fielded-panel reveals; Enriched boot scraper. Windows have sills, and rusticated wedge lintels with key blocks over 8/12 sashes to ground floor, two 8/8 sashes to first floor with painted blind window to right. Former shop has top dentilled brick cornice. Shop front has reeded pilasters and undulating entablature with flat modillioned cornice over entrance with overlight with decorative glazing bars to paired half-glazed doors; flanking half-bow windows with small-paned glazing over flush panels. First floor has window with sill, and rubbed brick flat arch with key block over 8/8 sash. Right return has continued sill band with brick flat arch over 6/6 horned sash to first floor. Rear reported as having datestone of 1753. INTERIOR: not inspected. A good example of a Georgian shop front. (Bolton, R & Bolton, P: A Wellesbourne Guide Part 1: Wellesbourne Mountford: Wellesbourne: 1989-: 12-3).

Listing NGR: SP2778255153