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SD5328NE RIBBLESDALE PLACE 941-1/13/234 (East side) 27/09/79 Nos.22 AND 23 (Formerly Listed as: RIBBLESDALE PLACE (South side) No.23) (Formerly Listed as: RIBBLESDALE PLACE (East side) Nos.19 TO 22 (Consecutive))

GV II

Two town houses, No.22 now office, No.23 now surgery with flat over. c.1840, altered. Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof. L-shaped block on corner site, No.22 double-depth and single-fronted, with a back extension, No.23 attached to the right-hand (south) side, facing south, single-depth and double-fronted. Two storeys with cellars and attics; 1st-floor sill-band, plain frieze and moulded cornice with blocking course. No.22 is two bays (forming part of terrace which includes Nos.19 to 21, q.v.), has the doorway to the 2nd bay, up 4 steps, with a doorcase of engaged Ionic columns with plain frieze and moulded cornice with blocking course, plain jambs with imposts, and a recessed panelled door under a semi-circular fanlight with radiating glazing bars; and unhorned 12-pane sashed windows with raised sills and wedge lintels, and a cellar window to the left of the door with grating over the well. Ridge chimney to the left, and a low modern dormer to the right of this. The gable-end of No.23 to the right has similar windows on both floors and a round-headed attic window with radiating glazing bars; the 4-bay south-facing facade has a doorway in the 2nd bay like that of No.22, a canted bay window to the right, patched brickwork in place of former windows on both floors of the 1st bay, and other windows like those of No.22. Screen wall continued to right, with inserted garage door. INTERIORS: No.22 has dog-legged staircase with stick balusters; No.23 altered.

Listing NGR: SD5382928936

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