Forbes Almhouses

6722/6822 EAST MEON CHURCH STREET, West side

12/16 Forbes Almhouses, Nos 1 to 5

GV II

Almshouses. 1852. Walls of knapped flints with Bath stone dressings; plinth, quoins, 1st floor band, moulded mullion and transom windows within plain frames, with moulded cornice in the gables, and pediments (on brackets and with ball finials) to the half-dormers and upper parts of chimney stacks. Tile roof. Terrace of four, with a unit projecting forward at the north end; front (east) elevation, with gables at each side, of one and a half storeys, 1.2.1 windows. Casements. There are stone classical doorcases (two coupled,1.2 and 3.4) with pediment and simple pilaster Order, plain openings, and C20 panelled doors. The north elevation (with doorway 1.2) has two windows with wider spacing at the west side. The south elevation has one window and a single doorway (No 5) at the east side. The rear elevation (Nos 1.3.4.5) is symmetrical but plainer, with gables at each side, 1.2.1 windows. There is a continuous service block along the west side of the rear yard. The coupled doorways have a shield within the pediment and an inscription above Nos 3.4.

Listing NGR: SU6799722155