Bartholomew Thomas Almshouses

ST03NE BICKNOLLER CP WOOLSTON

9/25 Nos 1-4 Bartholomew Thomas Almshouses

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GV II

Almshouses, comprising 4 dwellings. Dated 1905. Roughcast, red sandstone random rubble plinth, plain tiled half hipped crosswings extended over single storey outer bays as cat slide roofs, over hanging eaves, 3 large rendered stacks with flat tops set across roof ridge ends and centre, 2-storey crosswings single storey outer bays 1:1:2:1:1 bays. 6-light dormer windows centre, all leaded windows with panes, 4-light oriels in crosswing, with tiled pentices and carried on decorative wooden brackets, groundfloor crosswing 4-light casement windows and in centre two 4-light casement windows with single lights outer bays centre flanking ledge and plank doors with long decorative hinges, similar in outer bays set in single storey, partially glazed, porches resting on red sandstone dwarf walls. 8 bay verandah between crosswings with 2 gabled leaded lights set in plain tile roof, wooden pilasters with curved brackets springing from imposts, plain wooden railings. Date stone between dormers "Bartholomew Thomas Almshouses 1905". Interior not viewed. At the time of survey (June 1983), there is no internal sanitation the arrangements are as originally constructed, two pairs of rendered hipped plain tiled privies in garden at rear, not included. Lucy Thomas, died 1902, left £3,000 to build 4 almshouses for poor protestants over 55 years of age, of good character and unable to work. (VCH Vol 5 forthcoming; photograhs in NMR).

Listing NGR: ST0948239883