Cirencester buildings [45]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 12 May 2021

This large house at numbers 10 and 12 Dollar Street is now used as offices. Built in the late 17th century with early/mid 18th century additions and later alterations. Constructed of coursed squared rubble stone, stuccoed to the front with an artificial slate roof. There is a large rear wing. The shop front is late 19th century. A number of original internal features survive. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1187454 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

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