29, Sheep Street

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 SHEEP STREET 578-1/6/287 (East side) 23/07/71 No.29 (Formerly Listed as: SHEEP STREET No.29) (Formerly Listed as: SHEEP STREET No.31)

GV II

Formerly known as: Railway Inn SHEEP STREET. Former public house, now commercial premises. Late C17/early C18 with later alterations. Limestone ashlar to front; coursed squared limestone rubble to side and wing. Concrete tile roof; large rendered ridge stack and stack in rear slope. Main range has contemporary wing to right formerly listed separately as No.31 Sheep Street. 2 storeys, attic and cellar; 4-window range. Four 2-light chamfered stone mullion and transom windows with C19 iron casements to first floor; ground floor has three C20 three- and four-light timber mullion and transom windows in large openings with concrete lintels; C20 hardwood door with overlight in plain reveal to centre right; ashlar to ground floor considerably disturbed. 3 gabled dormers with 2-light timber casements. Moulded string over ground floor; large coved eaves cornice. Wing to right, formerly No.31 Sheep Street, is 2-storey 2-window. First floor has one 2-light chamfered stone-mullion window similar to main range, one 2-light timber casement. Ground floor has two C20 two-light timber mullion and transom windows with concrete lintels, that to left probably in blocked former doorway. Blocked former opening to cellar under right-hand window. One-storey and attic lean-to extension to rear; gabled wing with rendered stack to rear of former No.31 Sheep Street to right. INTERIOR mostly inspected; much altered in C20. Mid C19 stick baluster staircase with later alterations; no fireplaces. Ground floor front left has unstopped chamfered beam; unstopped chamfered beam in first floor front.

Listing NGR: SP0212001758