Description

LANCHESTER LONGEDGE LANE
NZ 14 NW (North side, off)

5/97 Woodlands Hall
18.8.76
GV II

House. Early C19 for Thomas White. Thinly-rendered sandstone rubble with
quoins, plinth and ashlar dressings; roof of graduated Lakeland slate. 2
storeys, 3 bays. 6 nosed steps up to central Tuscan porch; half-glazed door
and sidelights under segmental radial fanlight. 12-pane sash above has flat
stone lintel, projecting stone sill, and label mould. Flanking full-height
canted bays with stone mullions; all windows have fine glazing bars. Bands at
top of plinth, slightly above ground-floor sill level, and at first floor level.
Top gutter cornice. Low-pitched hipped roof has central well, and 2 wide,
corniced ashlar chimneys each with single row of square yellow pots. 2-bay
left return has French window at left; trompe l'oeil sash in right first-floor
bay; similar sashes on first floor of right return, which has basement with
panelled door in plain stone surround, and irregular fenestration.

Interior: 6-panel doors in panelled reveals and architraves. Stair in curved
well has wreath and curtail.

Listing NGR: NZ1240347179

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26481266

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (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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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)