Town House (Ashwell Museum) is a Grade II* listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1984. A C16 Museum, house. 1 related planning application.
Town House (Ashwell Museum)
- WRENN ID
- silver-newel-autumn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1984
- Type
- Museum, house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TL 2639 ASHWELL SWAN STREET (South side) Ashwell 8/66 Town House 9.6.52 (Ashwell Museum)
GV II*
House, now museum. Built c.1500, extended at rear early-mid C19. Restored C20. Exposed timber frame with plaster infill. Plain tile gable end roof. 2 storeys, the upper floor jettied on bull-nose joists and curved brackets. Close-set wide studs. Door on right with 4-centre head. Left of this a pair of casements with renewed arches and mullions. Upper floor has 2 4-light casements with hollow-carved mullions and square leading. E elevation with 1 similar window on ground and first floor. To left of these is a wide C18-19 external chimney stack. Rear section is plastered brick. 3-light Yorkshire casement to upper floor, S side. On W side are single 2-light Yorkshire casements at rear; 2 ground floor mullioned windows at front. Internally the museum shows a crown post roof. Open fireplace. (Scheduled Ancient Monument). (RCHM Typescript).
Listing NGR: TL2668739681
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