Description

CARLISLE

NY3955NE ABBEY STREET
671-1/10/39 (West side)
01/06/49 No.26

GV II*

House. Late C18. Painted incised stucco on chamfered plinth,
with painted V-jointed quoins. Graduated greenslate roof; C19
end brick chimney stacks.
2 storeys, 4 bays, double-depth plan. Off-centre panelled door
and radial fanlight, up steps, in open pedimented doorcase
with block entablature and panelled reveals. Sash windows with
glazing bars in plain reveals, stone sills and flat arches.
Speared railings around basement void, carried up to front
door.
INTERIOR has many original details; panelled doors in fluted
doorcases and internal panelled shutters on both floors.
Moulded plaster ceiling cornices and central roundels in
principal rooms; one room with alcove recess. Cantilever
wooden staircase with patterned and scrolled balusters and
moulded wooden handrail. Black and white marble fireplaces in
principal rooms. Other original cast-iron fireplaces in
bedrooms and cellar. Round-headed stair window has flanking
niches.

Listing NGR: NY3972255999

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17541935

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)