9 And 10 Gyde Almshouses

PAINSWICK GYDE ROAD SO 8610/8710 (west side) 6/119 Nos 9 and 10, Gyde Almshouses GV II Pair of almshouses in group of 10. 1913 by Sidney Barnsley, under the Will of Edwin Gyde. Dressed squared limestone, concrete tile roof. Unlike others in group, has only one front-facing gable, to left, and is stopped across slope, but roof ridge continuous. l½ storeys, 2 over 3-light chamfered mullion casement, with stopped hood at ground floor to No 9, and 3-light similar to No 10, with C20 2-light dormer window over. Original plank doors left and right in deep chamfered surrounds, also further gable end door to No 9, flanked by a 2-light and 1-light casement, and under a 2-light casement. Two ridge stacks. Small openings in twin-gabled Gyde Road front. One of five pairs in slightly varied designs in the best Cotswold tradition. (Hyett, F A, Glimpses of the History of Painswick, 1928).

Listing NGR: SO8672010251