Farnells Almshouses Farnell'S Almshouses

In the entry for:

ST JOHN'S ROAD TQ 1576 SE 48/379 nos 1-6 (consecutive) Farnell's Almshouses II GV

the address shall be amended to read "St John's Road, Farnell's Almshouses (nos 1-6, 6A and 7-12)".

ST John's Road TQ 1576 SE 48/379 Nos 1-6(consecutive) Farnell's Almshouses II GV

Almshouses. 1857, probably by John Deason for John Farnell. Squared and coursed limestone with ashlar dressings; gabled slate roof; ashlar ridge stacks with moulded cornicing. Almshouses from 3 sides of quadrangle with wall and gateway to east and enclosing north-east corner. One storey. Stop chamfered architraves to square-headed and segmental-arched doorways, and chamfered stone mullioned and square-headed 3-light window to each cottage. Subsidiary features: low wall surmounted by iron railings and stone-coped gabled gateway with hoodmould over chamfered pointed- arched entrance. Memorial to John Farnell. c1857. Bust of Farnell set on stone plinth within timber-framed canopy, arch-braced to wallplate with pyramidal slate roof. The Farnell Almshouses and school were built under the patronage of John Farnell. -

Listing NGR: TQ1561576073