Description

PRESTON

SD5329SE CROSS STREET
941-1/11/90 (South side)
27/09/79 Nos.12-15 (Consecutive)
(Formerly Listed as:
CROSS STREET
Nos.11 TO 15)

GV II

Row of 4 town houses, now all offices. Early to mid 1840s;
altered. Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings
and slate roof. Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted
and with a back extension, and Nos.13 and 14 built as a
halls-adjoining pair. Two storeys over cellars, each house 2
bays; 1st floor sill-band, shallow frieze and moulded cornice
(continuous with No.11 to left, and stepped down slightly at
No.15). The centre pair (Nos.13 and 14) have coupled doorways
with 3 Tuscan semi-columns, a plain frieze and moulded
cornice, deep jambs with imposts, and recessed panelled doors
with rectangular overlights, and Nos.12 and 15 have matching
doorways at the left and right-hand ends respectively; in
addition No.14 has a small lobby doorway to the right with a
rectangular lintel, No.15 has a lobby doorway adjoining this
with raised convex surround, and Nos.12 and 13 have a similar
doorway between them. Nos.12 and 15 have cellar windows with
wedge lintels, protected by gratings, and altered square
windows at ground floor, Nos.13 and 14 have windows with
raised sills and wedge lintels, sashed window without glazing
bars at No.13 but altered at No.14; at 1st floor Nos.13 to 15
have sashes without glazing bars, and No.12 has top-hung
casements, all these windows with wedge lintels. Coupled ridge
chimney stacks.

Listing NGR: SD5395129096

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502424

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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