The Fiery Beacon

The Fiery Beacon is a house with an art gallery located on New Street in Painswick. It features a mid-19th century front, although the structure behind dates back to the 18th century. The building is made of limestone ashlar and has a slate roof. It has a narrow frontage with a gable facing the street, showcasing a Tudor Gothic style that complements an earlier structure. The steep gable descends to short haunches.

The façade consists of four storeys, with a wide square bay at the ground and first floors that has battlements. The central entrance is a recessed glazed door set in a four-centred opening, flanked by single pointed lights, all of which have square heads. Small buttresses with two offsets are located at the corners. Above the bay, there is a four-light stone mullioned casement with pointed heads beneath a square opening and a moulding below the battlements, along with single light returns.

On the second floor, there is a two-light window, and in the gable, there are single light Tudor windows with stopped hood moulds. At the back of the building, a bull's-eye opening is situated above a 12-pane 18th-century sash window. To the right, there is a large square chimney stack. The Fiery Beacon is an attractive composition that serves as a pleasing contrast to the grand Beacon House next door.