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Abbots House

A Grade II Listed Building in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9537 / 51°57'13"N

Longitude: -1.9636 / 1°57'48"W

OS Eastings: 402599

OS Northings: 228359

OS Grid: SP025283

Mapcode National: GBR 3N1.GDK

Mapcode Global: VHB1K.X593

Plus Code: 9C3WX23P+FH

Entry Name: Abbots House

Listing Date: 31 October 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1172050

English Heritage Legacy ID: 134033

ID on this website: 101172050

Location: Winchcombe, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL54

County: Gloucestershire

District: Tewkesbury

Civil Parish: Winchcombe

Built-Up Area: Winchcombe

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Winchcombe St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


SP 02 28 WINCHCOMBE HIGH STREET (south-east side) 4/132 Nos 5 & 7 - (Abbots House)

GV II

House in row, incorporating former shop-front. C17 or earlier. Smooth rendered ground floor, rough-cast above, with scalloped pargetting edges to windows and gables, stone slate roof, but some tiles at back. Two gables to street, and upper storey formerly jettied, but lower walls now brought forward, and two parallel ranges at back, brick stacks. Two storeys, 2-windowed, 1:3:1 and 1:4:1 oriels with 'Tudor' heads to lights and small stone slate canopies over canted bay, sashes with glazing bars ground floor left, and large casement with bars and glazed C20 door, right, formerly a shop-front. To left is 6-panel flush door under transome light with margin bars. A moulded bressummer runs 2/3 width of the frontage, from left end and a carved angel acts as a corbel under the right oriel. (See also NMR). Interior includes some heavy framing in what was formerly the back wall, and the front wall is also framed above the ground floor; the roof with many original timbers retains one wind brace. The name of the property is thought to derive from some association with the George Inn (q.v) adjoining which was a pilgrims hostel for visitation of the Abbey.

Listing NGR: SP0259928359

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