Description

SU 3278 LAMBOURN MARKET PLACE
(north side)

4/15 Nos 1 to 8

10.9.51 II

Almshouses. Founded by John Estbury in 1502, rebuilt by Henry Hippisley in 1852.
Architect T. Talbot Bury. Re-constructed on original lines, a square courtyard
group, 2 storeys brick, stone tile roof.
A timber arcade surrounds the paved courtyard which has a well in the centre.
A picturesque, unsymmetrical tower forms the entrance, 3 storeys, diaper brickwork
battlemented parapet. Stone mullioned windows and arched entrance with stone
band over, with inscription.

Pevsner, P.164-5
Murray, P.132
V.C.H. Vol. IV P.252-3

Listing NGR: SU3267278947

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26429619

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)