Description

PONSONBY -
NY 00 NW
3/55 Pelham House
- II*
Large house, currently empty (1988). c.1780 with later additions. Ashlar, some
rubble to rear. East elevation of 2 storeys and 5 bays; 3-storey 3-bay centre
breaks forward under pediment. Top frieze and cornice, sill bands. Windows are
sashed with glazing bars, those to ground floor have architraves, friezes and
consoled cornices. Entrance has architrave and Tetrastyle Doric portico. Top
belvedere lights stair hall. 5-bay returns similar, with pilaster strips and
cornices. Each return has rectangular bay window, tripartite sash. Plainer
3-bay extension has plain cornice, some triple sashed windows to north, plainer
3-bay service wing, and C20 extension to west, not of special interest, with
single-storey flat roofed wings. Interior has semicircular stair hall with
flying stair with iron balusters and 1st floor door. Many fireplaces, plaster
cornices, doorcases with swan-neck pediments, etc.

Listing NGR: NY0378105753

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17542729

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)