Description

PRESTON

SD5328 WEST CLIFF 941-1/8/286 (South West side) 27/09/79 Nos.66 AND 68

GV II

Pair of town houses. c.1850. Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof with stone chimneys. Double-depth plan, each house double-fronted. Two storeys over basements, a 3+3 window range, symmetrical, with banded quoined corner pilasters, plinth, 2 bands between the floors, small moulded frieze and prominent projected eaves with plaster coving. Each house has a central doorway with a large panelled pilastered doorcase including cornice on coupled consoles, and panelled door with overlight. All the windows are recessed and segmental-headed, those at ground floor with panelled stone aprons, with 2-pane sashes at No.66 and plain sashes at No.68 (ventilator inserted in upper leaf of central 1st-floor window). Shallow hipped roof with chimney stack in centre of ridge and several others to No.66. Later additions at each end. Rear and INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SD5335828754

External Links

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