Cirencester houses [71]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 12 May 2021

Originally three houses, now two, numbers 169 and 173 Gloucester Street were built in the late 17th or early 18th century. Constructed of coursed, coursed limestone with a concrete tile roof. Access to both houses is at the rear through an open passage to the left. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1187487 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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