Building record MLI96160 - Fryer's Callis, Kettering Road, Stamford
Summary
Fryer's Callis is an almshouse built in 1832.
Type and Period (1)
- ALMSHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1832 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 38662
Fryers' Callis is dated 1833 and was built by the architect George Basevi in a Perpendicular style. It is a single storey building constructed of coursed stone. It has a stone slate roof with paired and single stone stacks. The building contains six dwellings and there are two gate piers with panels with cusped lancet heads and pyramidal caps. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}
This almshouse was built in 1832 from bequests in the will of Henry Fryer, a surgeon. It provided accomodation for six poor widows who were housed in single rooms accessible from shared lobbies. The entrance arrangement has recently been altered. The main elevation is in Tudor style, and there are several coats of arms on various parts of the building as well as an inscription recording the architect. {2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI6708 Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 2/369.
- <2> SLI12378 Bibliographic Reference: Smith, M.. 1990. Stamford Almshouses. p.14.
- <3> SLI912 Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 50, pp 42-44, plate 160.
- <4> SLI9009 Bibliographic Reference: Linda Crust. 2002. Lincolnshire Almshouses: Nine Centuries of Charitable Housing. No 178, p 65.
- <5> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p 698.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0302 0657 (27m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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