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SO9545 BRIDGE STREET 648-1/5/1 (East side) 11/02/65 No.1 Bridge House

GV II

House. Late C18/early C19. Red brick in Flemish bond with painted stone dressings. Double-depth plain tile roof, at front with high coped parapet and moulded eaves cornice; brick end stacks and one to ridge. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and cellar. 4-window range, left bay breaking forward. Windows are 8/8 sashes, apart from 6/6 sashes to bay 3, all with narrow glazing bars, painted channelled voussoirs and keystones; sillbands. 2 cellar grilles. Entrance to bay 3 has doorcase with panelled reveals, 3/4 Doric columns, open pediment, fanlight with radial glazing bars, 6-panel door, 3 stone steps with nosings, iron scrapers and hand rails and firemark above. Carriage entrance to left bay has brick basket arch with keystone and springers; moulded wooden surround; double 3-panel doors. Painted moulded plinth. Rendered side elevation. Rear: main range has hipped roof, 2-storey canted bay window with partly sashed and partly fixed glazing, and doorcase with archivolt and radial fanlight. 2 short wings at right-angles. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: formerly the home of the Ganderton family, wool staplers. The wool barn (now derelict, not included) behind Nos 1 & 3 High Street (qv) formerly part of their premises.



Listing NGR: SO9501645731

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