Acacia House Gloucester House

SP 1401-1501 FAIRFORD MARKET PLACE (east side)

13/192 Gloucester House and Acacia House (formerly listed as Premises adjoining on north of Colston House) 4.6.52

GV II

One building, two separate houses with ground floor shop fronts. Probably early C18. Random coursed rubble stone with moulded stone cornice to top of parapet. Asbestos slate roof behind and to rear of Acacia House (on right), stone slate roof to rear of Gloucester House, rear lateral large stone stack on junction of 2 properties raised in brick. Single main range of 3 storeys, with small rear extension of 2 storeys with catslide roof from main roof. Five windows, 12-pane sashes with timber lintels and flush sash boxes on both floors, centre ones blind with painted glazing bars, and continuous dripmould above lintels on first floor, blind windows up to right hand end being Acacia House on upper floors, shop front of Gloucester House extends underneath up to last window bay. Ground floor has C19 shop front to Gloucester House with moulded wood cornice, central C20 door and flanking curved plate glass windows with small end pilasters and small square end bays. Additional large projecting bay to right. All on ashlar plinth. Small plate glass window and C20 door to Acacia House. Rear lean- to on Gloucester House has blocked former 3-light stone mullion with square hoodmould on first floor.

Listing NGR: SP1522901069