Tewkesbury buildings [68]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 18 May 2021

Number 22 Barton Street is a 16th century house with shop, remodelled and refronted in the 17th century. Timber framed with rendered panels, triple jettied to the street, underbuilt to the first floor, with a tile roof. A through passage on the left gives access to a long, low, timber framed rear wing. There is a fine oriel window on the first storey. There are some fine 16th and 17th century features and fittings, especially in the first floor front room. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1204795 The market town of Tewkesbury is sited at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, some 9 miles north of Gloucester, close to the border with Worcestershire. Founded in Saxon times, the town thrived and there are many medieval and Tudor buildings including Tewkesbury Abbey, bought by the townspeople to use as their parish church. One of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses was the Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471.

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