Description

PRESTON

SD5428NW LATHAM STREET
941-1/14/186 (East side)
27/09/79 No.15
(Formerly Listed as:
LATHAM STREET
Nos.14 AND 15
Latham House)

GV II

Large town house. Probably c.1870-80. Red brick in Flemish
bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof. Deep
double-depth double-fronted plan. Three storeys and 3 bays,
the centre narrower and breaking forwards slightly,
symmetrical, with a plinth, 1st-floor sill-band, plain frieze
and moulded cornice with blocking course. The centre has a
wide round-headed doorway with moulded architrave including
set-in shafts with carved foliated caps from which springs a
panelled inner arch interrupted in the centre by an elongated
keystone with incised decoration; and at 1st floor a tall
sashed window with architrave including sunk-panel jambs and a
cornice on consoles. The wider outer bays have tall triple
round-headed sashed windows at ground floor with arcaded
architraves including foliated consoles to moulded heads which
have keystones with sunk panels; and large single
segmental-headed sashed windows at 1st floor with raised
moulded architraves. The 2nd floor has 3 short
segmental-headed 4-pane sashes with raised sills and
sill-blocks. Gable chimneys. Rear and INTERIOR not inspected.
Stylistically similar to No.14.

Listing NGR: SD5416828878

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502458

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