27,28, FRENCHWOOD STREET
27,28, FRENCHWOOD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210101
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 27,28, FRENCHWOOD STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 27,28, FRENCHWOOD STREET
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- Date:
- 2002-07-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/07795/15
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210101
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 27,28, FRENCHWOOD STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 27,28, FRENCHWOOD STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 27,28, FRENCHWOOD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Preston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 54248 28918
Details
PRESTON
SD5428NW FRENCHWOOD STREET 941-1/14/120 (North East side) Nos.27 AND 28
GV II
Pair of town houses. Later C19, altered. Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof. Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted, with coupled back extension. Two storeys over cellars, each house 2 bays; with a plain frieze and prominent moulded cornice. The doorways, coupled in the centre, have moulded architraves with dentilled cornices on consoles, and 4-panel doors under rectangular overlights. Each house has one window at ground floor and 2 above, all 4-pane sashes with raised sills and wedge lintels (that at ground floor of No.27 temporarily boarded at time of survey); small-paned casement cellar windows protected by gratings. Ridge chimneys. Left return wall rebuilt. Rear: No.27 has 12-pane sashed windows on both floors, rear extension with coupled 8-paned sashes at ground floor (windows on upper floors unglazed at time of inspection). INTERIOR of No.27 has moulded plaster cornices to entrance hall and front ground floor room (heavily encrusted with paint and partly damaged), dog-legged staircase with stick balusters and wreathed mahogany handrail, skylight with coloured margin panes, attic staircase in cupboard on landing, cellar with fireplace and central drain. The item was formerly integrated with a formerly complete set of late Georgian lower-middle class town houses in this street (the row of houses to the left recently demolished).
Listing NGR: SD5425028922
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 392003
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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