Sir William Moyle'S Almshouses

ST GERMANS GALLERY LANE, St Germans SX 35 NE 7/103 Sir William Moyle's Almshouses (formerly listed as almshouses, 21.7.51 called the Galleries) GV II*

Almshouses. 1583, with substantial C20 alterations. Slatestone rubble. Slate roof with gable ends and gable end stacks with rubble shafts, shaped granite caps and cornices. 4 similar axial stacks. Plan: A long rectangular range with 6 one-room plan almshouses on the ground floor and 6 similar plan almshouses above on the first floor, with access via stairs at either end of a gallery across the front which forms a loggia for the ground storey houses. Converted into 4 dwellings in C20. Exterior: 2 storeys. The open galleried front has 6 slate-hung gables supported on square stone rubble piers with chamfered corners. The piers are connected by a low stone rubble wall at the base which rises to the first floor level at either end, where the stone stairs give access to the gallery, which has a simple timber railed balustrade. Ground and first floor have 3 doors with granite hollow-chamfered and stopped surrounds; arranged at ground and first floor with 2-light casement, door, 3 casements, door, 2 casements, door and 2 casements. All C20 windows. Left side has 2-pane sash at ground and first floor to right. Rear has 2-storey additions of C20. Interior: Much altered in C20. Roof structure not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX3546957922