Nos 1-3, Twittys Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1951. Almshouses. 1 related planning application.
Nos 1-3, Twittys Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- peeling-moulding-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 1951
- Type
- Almshouses
- Address
- Nos 1-3, Twittys Almshouses, St Helens Churchyard, Abingdon, Abingdon on Thames, OX14 5EH
- OS grid reference
- SU 496 967
- Coordinates
- 51.66767, -1.28332
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Twitty's Almshouses, built in 1707, is a single-storey red brick building founded by Charles Twitty, who was the deputy auditor of the Receipt of Exchequer in Westminster. The building features a modillion eaves cornice and a central pediment topped with a ball finial and weathervane. It has a hipped roof with an attractive square-plan glazed lantern. The entrance includes a panelled door and a four-light casement window with glazing bars and brick gauged voussoirs. Twitty's Almshouses is part of a group that includes Long Alley Almshouses, Brick Alley Almshouses, and the Church of St Helen.
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