Description

SD 5292 NW KENDAL THORNY HILLS

9/171 No 8 (Kentdale Nursing home)

24-4-51

G.V. II

House; c1823, probably by Francis and George Webster. Ashlar with corner
pilasters; 1st floor sill and eaves bands. Moulded cast-iron gutter. Hipped,
graduated slate roof with deeply projecting dentilled eaves; corniced stone end
chimneys. Symmetrical; 2 storeys, 3 bays (central one set forward) with
single-storey arch, set back on either side, linking building to neighbouring
properties. Recessed, part-glazed, central door and decorative fanlight up
steps in pedimented architrave; tall tripartite sash in corniced surround to
either side, each fronted by balcony (supported on low cross-walls) with
ornamental iron balustrade. 3 sashes in corniced architraves above, with
consoles to central one. Ornate cast-iron balcony to window on ground floor
south return.

Listing NGR: SD5202692799

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26438774

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