Tewkesbury is a town with many fine, old buildings. It is particularly rich in domestic houses, most of which are unique in design: few houses on the main historic streets have neighbours that look the same as they do. The town has many timber-framed dwellings and the example above on Barton Street is a good indication of what can be seen.
It consists of three jettied storeys above the ground floor. These feature a C17 remodelling of a C16 structure. The only jarring note is the Victorian shop front window on the ground floor. Pride of place on the elevation is the first floor oriel window with its leaded lights. The bottom of the window is supported by C17 carved brackets (see photo 2).
photos © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
