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Latitude: 53.7551 / 53°45'18"N
Longitude: -2.7022 / 2°42'7"W
OS Eastings: 353796
OS Northings: 428980
OS Grid: SD537289
Mapcode National: GBR T9H.XB
Mapcode Global: WH85M.GWG3
Plus Code: 9C5VQ74X+34
Entry Name: 17, Ribblesdale Place
Listing Date: 20 December 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1207321
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392125
Location: Preston, Lancashire, PR1
County: Lancashire
Electoral Ward/Division: Town Centre
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Preston St John and St George the Martyr
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
PRESTON
SD5328NE RIBBLESDALE PLACE
941-1/13/232 (West side)
No.17
GV II
House, now office. Mid C19, altered and with C20 additions.
Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate
roof. Double-depth single-fronted plan (built on narrow plot
between earlier buildings). Three storeys over basement, 3
bays, with ashlar basement, plain frieze and moulded cornice.
The entrance in the 1st bay has a porch with 4 Tuscan columns
mounted on panelled pedestals, with plain frieze and moulded
cornice, 3 steps under the porch leading to a round-headed
doorway which has imposts and a fanlight with moulded
surround; and continued to the right of the porch is a
panelled ashlar wall protecting a deep basement well (the
basement having a doorway and a 20-pane sashed window). All
the windows have moulded architraves with corbels at the ends
of the sills, and altered glazing.
INTERIOR: entrance hall with unusual screen on inner side of
doorway (Tuscan columns distyle in antis), elaborate moulded
plaster cornices here and in front room; large open-well
staircase with 2 turned balusters per tread and panelled
newels, illuminated by large skylight with painted panel in
centre; 1st floor front room with very elaborate undercut
plaster frieze and cornice, and ceiling rose with curled
acanthus leaves.
Listing NGR: SD5378428978
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