Reg No
11209028
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Almshouse
In Use As
House
Date
1875 - 1880
Coordinates
306998, 231338
Date Recorded
28/05/2002
Date Updated
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Terraced three-bay single-storey with dormer attic former almshouse, built 1879, now in use as a private house. Coursed limestone construction with beige brick dressings to openings. Timber sash windows with granite sills. Replacement timber tongue and groove door with slate porch hood supported by a timber frame above. Inset commemorative plaque below dormer sills. Pitched slate roof with shared beige brick chimney stacks. Limestone rubble wall with rubble coping to street front.
This terrace of four former almshouses is set in the very historic Tower Road and blends in beautifully with St. John’s Church to the north and the former National School building to the south. It was constructed in 1879 in memory of Reverend David John Reade and this historic connection is set in a smooth limestone plaque in the centre of the houses. They have been excellently maintained with the original style of fenestration and matching timber panelled doors.