Description

LANCASTER

SD4761NE HIGH STREET 1685-1/7/126 (East side) 30/11/70 Nos.1-9 (Odd)

GV II

Terrace of 5 houses. c1850. Sandstone ashlar with rear walls of coursed squared rubble, and slate roofs. Double-depth plan with doorways and staircases to the left and chimney stacks to the right. 3 full storeys above cellars, with a single bay to the right of each door, although No.1 also has windows above the door on the upper floors. The doorways have deep plain reveals under a simple cornice, and 6-panel doors with overlights. The windows too have plain reveals and sashes, though only those in No.9 (with 12 and 9 panes) appear to be original; all the sashes except for those on the ground and first floors of No.7 and the second floors of Nos 5 & 7 have glazing bars. The rear walls of Nos 5, 7 & 9 have tall rectangular stair windows. HISTORY: No.1 was the birthplace (in 1869) of Lawrence Binyon, who wrote the poem 'For the Fallen' ('They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old...').

Listing NGR: SD4752461566

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas