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Description: | Pediment and ornate decoration on central projecting bay of north east façade of former Geffery's Almshouses. Around window above central door, ornate decoration finishing at the top with two cherub heads with wings at either side forming a collar around their necks. The faces are similar but the hair is different, as are the tails of fruit and flowers down either side of window and decorative swirls. Decoration painted white on the brick frontage. Ornate wrought iron gates in three sections, the central one for carriages, the outer two have small gates within them for pedestrian access. The date 1912 is incorporated in the centre of the gates. Ornate high rising top in the centre decorated with leaves and vegetation rising to a thistle shape at the top. The small pedestrian gates have fan-like work above them. Ornate lamps on top of gate pillars. The gates are set in a semi-circle of railings. | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Architect: Hubbard, George | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6988... | Go to resource |
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