BANK HOUSE, FOUNTAIN AND STATUES OF ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE IN FRONT GARDEN OF BANK HOUSE

BANK HOUSE, ADELAIDE TERRACE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1239148
Date first listed:: 28-Nov-1951
List Entry Name:: BANK HOUSE, FOUNTAIN AND STATUES OF ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE IN FRONT GARDEN OF BANK HOUSE
Statutory Address:: BANK HOUSE, ADELAIDE TERRACE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1239148
Date first listed:: 28-Nov-1951
List Entry Name:: BANK HOUSE, FOUNTAIN AND STATUES OF ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE IN FRONT GARDEN OF BANK HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: BANK HOUSE, ADELAIDE TERRACE
Statutory Address 2:: FOUNTAIN AND STATUES OF ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE IN FRONT GARDEN OF BANK HOUSE, ADELAIDE TERRACE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BANK HOUSE, ADELAIDE TERRACE
Statutory Address:: FOUNTAIN AND STATUES OF ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE IN FRONT GARDEN OF BANK HOUSE, ADELAIDE TERRACE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SD 67382 28537

Details

SD 62 NE 5/2 SD 62 NE 5/2A

ADELAIDE TERRACE Bank House, Fountain and statues of Orpheus and Eurydice in front garden of Bank House

28.11.51

II C17 and later. A window pane dated 1744. Stone walls of graded blocks, flagged roof with balls on eaves, 2 storeys. A 2-storeyed centre gabled porch with balls a round-arched entrance with imposts, inner side seats and inner panelled door, With a 12-paned sash window above in moulded frame with dripstone. To right of porch are a 5-light window on ground floor with label, and a blocked 4-light window above. To left of porch are 2 windows on each floor (a larger 4-light and modern 2 light on ground floor, and 2 2-lights above). All windows with stone mullions. Gable end to right has 2 sash windows on each floor. Wing at rear of old hand-made brick, with sash windows and a projecting brick chimney. Immediately in front of house in small front garden is an C18 fountain (called the Spewing Laddie) consisting of a square stone column topped by small naked boy blowing the water jet up, a circular stone basin with urns, and 2 standing stone statues of Orpheus with a lyre and Eurydice in chains.

Listing NGR: SD6738228537

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Legacy System number:: 416890
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.