Homestead And Barbican Cottage

ST 8032-8132 MERE CASTLE STREET (north side)

6/15 No 20/22 Homestead, and Barbican Cottage.

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Broad frontage house in street row. C17 or earlier, much modified in C19 and late C20. Exposed rubble in courses, formerly rendered, concrete tile roof, large brick stack, and cropped stone stack at ridge. One of the earliest surviving properties in this street, possibly 3-room cross passage with main stack and stair to left, but last bay to right possibly added. Two storeys, irregular fenestration; ground floor has flush panelled doorfar left, opposite main fireplace, then canted bow shop window in 1:3:1 panes to flat roof, C20 door, two 4-pane sashes, and a large C19 canted shop front with stall-board, fascia to consoles, and glazed door with transome light. First floor has two 2-light small-paned C20 casements, two similar with horizontal bar, and a 4-pane sash over the shop-front. The cropped stack is far left, and lofty brick stack to left of final bay. Interior substantially modified, no original roof except remains of C17 or C18 principals; some evidence for winder stair, front left. Increasingly mutilated remains of a very interesting structure.

Listing NGR: ST8115332395