Description

PRESTON

SD5429SW LANCASTER ROAD
941-1/12/169 (East side)
27/09/79 Nos.16 AND 18

GV II

Post office, now 2 shops with offices over. 1854; altered.
Painted ashlar facade to brick carcase, slate roof. Narrow
rectangular plan at right-angles to street. Classical style. A
pedimented 3-storey 3-bay facade (plus concealed attic), with
modillioned cornice to ground floor, giant Composite
pilastrade to upper floors, moulded frieze, emphatic
modillioned cornice, and moulded pediment. The ground floor
has 2 altered shop fronts with elaborate coupled consoles
rising from the fascia to the cornice; the upper floors have a
string-course to each bay, windows with altered glazing at 1st
floor and 4-pane sashes above. Corniced side-chimneys;
skylights. History: post office 1854-70. Forms part of block
including Nos 10, 12 and 14 to the right (to which it appears
as a wing), and Nos 20 and 22, and No.24 to left (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD5411929414

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26512780

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