Description

PRESTON

SD5428NW BANK PARADE
941-1/14/20 (North side)
27/09/79 No.5
and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
BANK PARADE
Nos.1-14 (Consecutive))

GV II

Town house, now flats. c.1840; altered. Red brick in Flemish
bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof. Double-depth
single-fronted plan with a back extension. Three storeys over
basement, 2 bays; stone plinth, 1st floor band, plain frieze
and moulded cornice. Doorway to left (up 3 steps) has a
semi-elliptical head of gauged brick, a set-in doorcase of
three-quarter columns with stiff-leaf capitals and square
abaci, a moulded entablature with little modillions, a door
with round-headed panels, and a plain fanlight with Greek-key
surround. The ground floor has a canted bay with a cellar
window in the plinth, 4-pane sashed glazing and a moulded
cornice with blocking course, and both upper floors have
4-pane sashes with wedge lintels, those at 2nd floor with
raised sills. Chimney stack at junction with No.4 to the
right. Rear has small canted bay at ground floor, 12-pane
sashes above, and 2-storey back extension with sashes
including one with 16 panes. INTERIOR not inspected, but
cellar probably connects by tunnel under road to garden
opposite, which has spear railings with urn finials.

Listing NGR: SD5424628828

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502399

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)