Becontree House
BECONTREE HOUSE, 46, KING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210963
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Becontree House
- Statutory Address:
- BECONTREE HOUSE, 46, KING STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210963
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-1970
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Mar-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Becontree House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BECONTREE HOUSE, 46, KING 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:
- BECONTREE HOUSE, 46, KING STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Lancaster (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 47611 61516
Details
LANCASTER
SD4761NE KING STREET 1685-1/7/142 (West side) 18/02/70 No.46 Becontree House (Formerly Listed as: KING STREET No.46)
GV II
Formerly known as: Nos.44 AND 46 KING STREET. House, now shop and dwelling. Mid C18, altered C19 and C20. Coursed squared sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and chamfered quoins. Composition tile roof. Double-depth 2-unit plan with a through-passage to the right. 3 storeys and 4 bays, with cellar and attic. The ground floor has an altered doorway at the right-hand end, with rusticated quoins to the left jamb and a wrought-iron gate to the passage, which has 2 doorways in its left side. A row of 4 windows offset to the left, with moulded architraves and altered glazing. Both upper floors have 4 windows arranged in pairs, all with moulded architraves, those at 1st floor sashed without glazing bars and those above with 2-pane upper leaves. Low flat-roofed dormer inserted in roof; gable chimneys. To rear a central, giant round-headed arched stair-window with a keystone, now mostly blocked and later windows inserted; other windows altered. INTERIOR: from 1st floor to attic, a dogleg staircase with open string, carved scrolled brackets, fluted rectangular newels, 2 slim turned balusters per tread, ramped and moulded handrail. Rectangular stone fireplace with fan-shaped keystone.
Listing NGR: SD4761161516
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 383176
- 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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