Description

LONG PRESTON WEST END
SD 8258-8358
13/17 Townhead House
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GV II

House. Late C18 with C19 and C20 alterations and C17 origins. Rendered, painted
stone dressings, slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Entrance left of centre has plain
surround, C20 door. Left and right-hand bays have one plain window per storey -
all formerly 2-light mullioned with mullions now missing; sashes without glazing
bars. Central early C19 bay projects as flattened bow; former French window has
plain surround, 25-pane fixed light and fanlight above. Upper floor string-course
and upper floor window with sashes without glazing bars. Moulded eaves modillions
to outer bays, cornice to bow. Gable end kneelers and coping, gable end ridge and
2 ridge stacks. Rear: remains of C17 mullioned windows, mullions now missing.
Interior not accessible.

Listing NGR: SD8300658646

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26424670

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas