Description

ULVERSTON

SD2978 FORD PARK CRESCENT
626-1/3/26 (East side (off))
Ford House

II

House, now part of school. 1835. Attributed to George Webster.
Limestone ashlar with hipped slate roof. The main block is a
symmetrical composition of 2 storeys and 3 bays with a plinth,
a 1st-floor sill band, an eaves band, and overhanging
bracketed eaves. The windows are sashed with plain reveals.
The entrance front, on the north side, has a central
single-storey porch with a cornice and blocking course, and
with windows in its side walls. A lower 2-storey wing adjoins
to the east. The windows on the south side have been enlarged
in the C20.
INTERIOR: entrance hall has tiled floor and a dogleg stair
with open string, turned balusters, and wreathed handrail.
(Taylor A & Haworth J: Websters of Kendal (Exhibition
Catalogue): Kendal: 1973-: ITEM 43).

Listing NGR: SD2928578743

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26655815

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (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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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)