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42 and 44, Church Street

A Grade II* Listed Building in Lancaster, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.0498 / 54°2'59"N

Longitude: -2.8007 / 2°48'2"W

OS Eastings: 347672

OS Northings: 461839

OS Grid: SD476618

Mapcode National: GBR 8PWL.GZ

Mapcode Global: WH846.YGHN

Plus Code: 9C6V25XX+WP

Entry Name: 42 and 44, Church Street

Listing Date: 18 February 1970

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1210232

English Heritage Legacy ID: 383106

ID on this website: 101210232

Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1

County: Lancashire

District: Lancaster

Electoral Ward/Division: Castle

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Lancaster

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Lancaster St Mary with St John and St Anne

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description


LANCASTER

SD4761NE CHURCH STREET 1685-1/7/74 (North side) 18/02/70 Nos.42 AND 44

GV II*

House, now 2 shops. Early C18, refronted and altered in early C19, and altered C20. Sandstone ashlar in narrow courses. Slate roof with gable chimney stack to the right. Double-depth plan. 3 storeys over a basement and now 3 widely-spaced bays, but originally probably 5 bays. The ground floor is now occupied by late C19 shop fronts, of which the one to No.42 was remodelled in 1985. The upper floors have windows with plain reveals, raised sills, and 9-pane sashes. INTERIOR: ground-floor back room of No.42 is fully panelled in hardwood with fluted pilasters, original doors, and raised and fielded panels above and below the dado rail. In No.44 the back room on the left of the ground floor also has some full-height panelling with bolection moulding, all now painted. The room above it is fully panelled above and below the dado rail with panelled pilasters separating raised and fielded panels with bolection-moulded surrounds. The pilasters which flank the fireplace are fluted. No.42 also has a fine dogleg staircase rising from the cellar to the second floor. This has square newel posts with raised and fielded panels, open strings with 2 turned balusters, alternately round and fluted, per tread and a broad handrail.

Listing NGR: SD4767261839

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