Description

PRESTON

SD5228 BROADGATE
941-1/8/31 (East side)
27/09/79 Nos.9-18 (Consecutive)

II

Terrace of 10 town houses. 1840s, altered. Red brick in
Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof.
Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted, with individual
back extensions. Late Georgian style. Two storeys over
cellars, a 20-window facade with sandstone plinth, 1st-floor
sill-band, plain frieze and moulded gutter cornice. Each house
has a wide elliptical-arched doorway to the left, up steps,
with a set-in doorcase of three-quarter columns (Nos.9 and 10
Ionic, the others Roman Doric) with frieze and cornice, and
fanlight with radiating glazing bars (except at Nos 11 and 16,
which have altered glazing). The windows have raised sills and
wedge lintels, those at Nos 9, 13 and 15 mostly 12-pane sashes
(No.9 also has a 4-pane sash at ground floor and a 16-pane
sash at 1st floor), those at Nos 14 and 17 sashed without
glazing bars, and all the others with altered glazing.
Chimneys on front and rear slopes. Rear and INTERIORS not
inspected.

Listing NGR: SD5287928742

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580833

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