Description

WETHERAL A69 NY 45 NW (North Side)

5/194 Henry Lonsdale Home 1. 4.57. (Rose Hill)

II

Old peoples home, formerly house. 1835 for John Smith Bond. Polished ashlar from Cumwhinton Quarry with chamfered plinth course, slate roof with lead hips, moulded eaves cornice. South front has 2 storeys, 3 bay centre with diagonally projecting semi-octagonal corner bays. Tetrastyle curved Roman Doric central porch with ornamental frieze and cast iron balcony over. Panelled door with patterned fanlight has rounded arch surround with keystone. Sash windows with glazing bars have plain surrounds. West and east faces of Flemish bond brickwork and ancillary buildings to north include parts of the pre-1835 farmhouse. Passed by marriage from the Bond to the Lonsdale family, who lived here until 1975. Bequeathed as old peoples home and converted 1980-81 by County Architects Department, retaining its appearance and internal fittings. Original plans, with written agreement with builder Thomas Robson, in County Record Office (TL 828/6).

Listing NGR: NY4346756078

External Links

• Wikidata Q26405626

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)