Description

CARLISLE

NY4055 PORTLAND SQUARE
671-1/11/234 (East side)
16/12/87 Nos.11-14 (Consecutive)
including railings to Nos 13 and 14
(Formerly Listed as:
PORTLAND SQUARE
(East side)
Nos.11-14 (Consecutive))

GV II

Houses forming part of a terrace, now surgery and offices.
1870s. Calciferous sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth,
decorated strings and bracketed cornice with dividing finials.
Graduated greenslate roof, C20 dormer on No.11; white brick
ridge and end chimney stacks.
3 storeys with basement, 2 bays each; double-depth plan. Each
house has either a left or right panelled door and fanlight
(sidelights on Nos 12-14), up steps, in large arched porch
with half columns (columns on Nos 13 and 14 of polished
granite with Corinthian capitals). Canted bay windows (carried
up from basements on Nos 13 and 14); square bay windows above
on Nos 11 and 12. Other sash windows in chamfered surrounds,
those over bays are paired. INTERIORS not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Nos 13 and 14 retain their cast-iron
speared railings around cellar voids.

Listing NGR: NY4061255707

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26491399

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Recommended Books

• 
  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)