The Almshouses And Attached Walls And Gate

SUTTON COURTENAY CHURCH STREET SU5094 (West side) 7/100 The Almshouses and attached walls and gate GV II Almshouses. Dated 1820 to inscribed panel. Red brick plinth; grey brick with red brick dressings; slate hipped roof with lead ridges; brick ridge stacks to left, centre and right. Single-storey, 13-bay range. Round-arched recess to centre, having keystone and stone impost blocks. Plank door to left, and 2 plank doors to right of centre, all with flat brick arches having keystones. 16-pane unhorned sashes to all openings, having flat brick arches with keystones. Shaped parapet to centre 3 bays, with central plaque having pediment gables and flanking urns. Interiors not inspected. Attached brick wall to left, and stone coursed rubble walls to front, with brick wall to right form courtyard with wrought-iron central gate with wrought iron overthrow and grey brick with red brick dressings piers. History: the inscribed panel reads "These cottages were erected Anno Domini 1820, pursuant to the will of Francis Elderfield Esq., late of this parish, who endowed the same for ever for the maintenance of six poor windows, parishioners of Sutton Courtney (sic)".

Listing NGR: SU5046494296