1-8, FRENCHWOOD STREET
1-8, FRENCHWOOD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292338
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 1-8, FRENCHWOOD STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 1-8, FRENCHWOOD STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292338
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- 1-8, FRENCHWOOD STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-8, 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:
- 1-8, 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 54163 29014
Details
PRESTON
SD5429SW FRENCHWOOD STREET 941-1/12/118 (North East side) Nos.1-8 (Consecutive)
GV II
Row of 8 small town houses. c.1830, altered. Red brick in 5+1 English garden wall bond (Nos.3 and 4 now roughcast, No.6 painted red, and No.8 rebuilt), with sandstone dressings and slate roof. Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted, a through-lobby in the centre of each pair. Two storeys over cellars, each house 2 bays; with a plain frieze and moulded gutter cornice. The doorways of each pair, up 2 steps with nosings (except Nos.4, 5 and 6, which have altered steps), forming a triplet with the lobby door between, have round-headed architraves with set-in Tuscan quarter columns, plain lintels, and semicircular fanlights with hollow-moulded surrounds and altered glazing, and altered doors. Each house has one window at ground floor and 2 above, all with raised sills and those at ground floor with wedge lintels (all glazing altered); cellar windows with wedge lintels, those at Nos.6, 7 and 8 protected by gratings (others altered). Ridge chimneys at the junctions of the pairs. Rear and INTERIOR not inspected, but known to have former laundry cellars under front rooms. The item is part of a formerly complete set of late Georgian lower-middle class town houses in this street.
Listing NGR: SD5417729001
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 392001
- 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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