Building record 442/1/27 - Lower Gate House

{1} House. Early C19. Red brick, slate roofs, brick ridge stacks. 2-storey, 5-window range. 6-panel door to right of centre with overlight and gauged brick lintel, back door to far left with plank door and gabled hood on brackets, a shallow segmental bow window to right of back door. 16-pane sash windows either side of front door with gauged brick lintels and three similar windows to first floor and brick nogged eaves. Later range to left has round-headed arch at basement level to right with steps down front tow path to passage below house to lane at lower level to rear, a stable door with segmental head to left. C19 casement to far left and to first floor brick eaves cornice. Said to have been a shop and blacksmiths. Interior not inspected.

{3} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 5/221 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F06 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Whilton (Photographs). SNN114032.

Record last edited

Sep 7 2022 10:45AM