Description

TAMWORTH

SK2003NE MARKET STREET
670-1/9/124 (South side)
09/11/72 No.30

GV II

House, now shop and studio. Early C18. Brick; tile roof with
brick end stacks. Georgian style. L-plan. 2 storeys with
attic; 4-window range. Top wooden modillioned cornice. c1900
shop front with Art Nouveau details to pilasters, fascia with
end brackets and scrolled cast-iron cresting; recessed
entrance with C20 door; round-headed entry to left end has
rubbed brick arch and keystone over 4-panel door. 1st floor
has windows with rubbed brick segmental arches over 8-pane
sashes with thick glazing bars; attic has 2 gabled dormers.
Rear has gabled wing with large lateral stack.
Interior: open-well staircase has open string with moulded
tread ends, panelled square newels, column-on-vase balusters
and moulded handrail; 2-fielded-panel doors, one with H-L
hinges; 1st floor niche over fielded-panelled cupboard doors,
with architrave, keystone and deep cornice, shaped shelf
edges. A good example of an early Georgian town house.

Listing NGR: SK2066003957

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503735

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas