Christs Hospital Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1952. A C17 Almshouse.
Christs Hospital Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- sharp-loft-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1952
- Type
- Almshouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Christ's Hospital Almshouses, dated 1608, have been converted into two houses in the 20th century. The building is constructed of rubblestone with ashlar dressings and features a graduated stone slate roof. It is a single storey structure with seven bays, with the central bay rising to two storeys, gabled, and projecting forward. There is a chamfered plinth at the base.
The central entrance consists of a board door with a chamfered surround and a four-centre-arched lintel, topped with a cornice that holds a plaque in a moulded architrave. This plaque bears a Latin inscription that reads, "Hospital for the poor of the parish of Bedall, Founded 1608 in the reign of James I." Above the door is a six-light double-chamfered mullion-and-transom window, also under a cornice and plaque with moulded architrave.
Paired board doors with chamfered surrounds and four-centre-arched lintels are located between the first and second bays and between the fifth and sixth bays. There are additional board doors in chamfered surrounds with flat lintels to the right of the third and seventh bays. Throughout the building, there are chamfered three-light mullioned windows. The structure is topped with stone coping and features a bellcote with a bell at the apex of the central gable, along with an end stack to the left and three ridge stacks.
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