The Almshouses

Almshouses, squared coursed purple rubble stone with slate roofs and 6 yellow brick chimneys. Single storey, L-plan, minimally Tudor Gothic with veranda on both N and W ranges. Coped gable at S end only. Both ends project slightly to enclose ends of veranda which covers stone flagged walkway and is carried on 14 thin iron columns with timber brackets. Dressed stone quoins and single stone lintels for Tudor-arched doorways, lined as if cut-stone voussoirs. Chamfered surrounds, framed board doors. Windows are small-paned casement pairs with stone sills and chamfered surrounds with single stone lintels also lined as if voussoirs. W range has door in projecting end at right angles, then windows and doors in sequence WDWWDWWD. Angle is canted with similar door. N range has sequence WWDWWDW and door in projecting end. Almshouses 1 and 2 are in right range, 3 is entered from canted angle and 4 and 5 from left range. S end gable is rendered. Outer faces of two ranges have stone plinth and tiny pointed windows and tiny square windows. W range has 6 pointed windows and 3 square, then at left end are 2 larger pointed windows to former chapel with timber Y-tracery and leaded lights, the heads in 3 stones. N range is similar: to right, one pointed large chapel window and similar pointed door with inscribed stone in head dated 1825. Five pointed tiny lights, 3 square lights and one inserted door. Short outbuilding at right angles to left end has door between 2 windows and crosswing with casement pair in gable end.

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