Description

LINCOLN

SK9771NE MINSTER YARD
1941-1/9/229 (East side)
08/10/53 No.6
and attached wall

GV II

House and attached area wall. 1822. Built by John Ward for the
Rev. William Carter. Stucco with plain tile roof and 2 brick
gable stacks.
First floor balcony with good wrought-iron railing, moulded
eaves cornice with paired modillions, stone coped gables. 2
storeys, 3 bays. L-plan. Front has to right a reeded wooden
doorcase with pediment and fielded panelled door and fanlight.
To its right, a beaded panelled door, and to its left, 2
glazing bar sashes. Above, 3 similar taller sashes with
cornices. Above again, 3 similar smaller sashes.
INTERIOR has at the rear a dogleg stair with narrow well,
ramped and scrolled hardwood handrail and 2 stick balusters
per tread. Ground floor entrance hall and adjoining drawing
room have moulded cornices and enriched ceiling borders. The
drawing room has a central foliage boss, and marble fireplace
with panelled pilasters and paterae. First floor study and
adjoining ante room have moulded cornices, enriched ceiling
borders and foliage bosses, marble fireplaces with panelled
pilasters and paterae. Each room has a reeded doorcase with
paterae, and linking the rooms is a double doorway with a
similar surround and enriched frieze and cornice. Doors mainly
have 6 panels with beading.
Outside, stone coped dwarf stucco wall with 2 panelled piers.
(Jones S: The Survey of Ancient Houses in Lincoln: Lincoln:
1984-: 39-40).

Listing NGR: SK9792271836

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26668149

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)