Description

PRESTON

SD5429 STANLEY STREET
941-1/7/269 (East side)
27/09/79 Prison Annexe (formerly the
governor's house)

GV II

Prison governor's house, now annexe to prison. 1834, probably
by John Dewhurst. Large rock-faced sandstone blocks, slate
roof. Central block with side wings. Castellated Gothic style.
Three-storey 3-window entrance block with octagonal corner
turrets, heavy roll cornice on blocks in imitation of
machicolation, and embattled parapet with shield on central
upstand; square embattled porch with panelled door; transomed
one-light windows in the centre and cross-windows on each
side, all with deep chamfered reveals. Small single-storey
wing to left, with chamfered corner and one 2-light window;
2-storey wing to right with central archway now containing
window; both these wings altered but in similar style, with
embattled parapets. Forms group with Prison (q.v.) and Old
Sessions House (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD5464729683

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502488

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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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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)