Sunday, 24 July 2011

Parker's Buildings

At the end of Foregate St are Parker's Buildings, now Grade II listed. They were commissioned as part of a housing program for the poor, and designed by the architect John Douglas.They were supposed to house local artisans and their families, and originally had a separate wash house, and no internal bathrooms or toilets, but they have now been renovated to modern standards and are rented out to over 55's.



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