Description

LANCASTER

SD4761SE QUEEN STREET 1685-1/8/237 (East side) 18/02/70 No.1

GV II

House, now offices. Late C18 with later C19 alterations. Sandstone ashlar with rendered rubble to side, and slate roof. Double-depth plan with rear wings to left and right. Original main facade faces north and is of 2 storeys and 5 bays and has sashed windows without glazing bars. The ground floor has been altered and has 2 large canted bay windows, each with a cornice and blocking course and with 2 tall lights facing forwards. Between them, in the central bay, is a window; the 1845 OS map shows a door in this position. Eaves cornice below the gutter. Chimneys to left and right. The right-hand return wall faces Queen Street and contains the present doorway, probably inserted in the late C19. It has a stone surround with elliptical arch and keystone and contains a doorway with side lights and an overlight. On the 1st floor there is a tripartite window with stone surround, and above a small sash. To the right is the 3-bay facade of the rear wing. INTERIOR: contains later C19 mahogany stair with slim turned balusters.

Listing NGR: SD4762761439

External Links

• Wikidata Q26489668

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)