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Wharncliffe House

A Grade II Listed Building in City, Sheffield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3845 / 53°23'4"N

Longitude: -1.4676 / 1°28'3"W

OS Eastings: 435511

OS Northings: 387654

OS Grid: SK355876

Mapcode National: GBR 9HJ.WJ

Mapcode Global: WHDDP.F6D5

Plus Code: 9C5W9GMJ+RX

Entry Name: Wharncliffe House

Listing Date: 12 December 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1246535

English Heritage Legacy ID: 455360

ID on this website: 101246535

Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1

County: Sheffield

Electoral Ward/Division: City

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sheffield

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Sheffield

Church of England Diocese: Sheffield

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Description



SHEFFIELD

SK3587NE BANK STREET
784-1/20/55 (North side)
No.44
Wharncliffe House

GV II

Town house, now offices. c1885, converted and mansard roof
added, 1980. Built as a town house for the Earl of
Wharncliffe. Stucco, painted, with metal clad roof. Italianate
style.
Rusticated ground floor and basement with enriched cornice,
minor cornice and renewed coped parapet. 2 storeys plus
attics, mansard and basement; 5 x 4 windows. Windows are
mainly plain sashes. Projecting central bay has a central
window with moulded surround, pediment on brackets, and
wrought-iron railing to dummy balcony. Above, a smaller window
with eared architrave and similar railing to dummy balcony.
Below, moulded round-arched doorcase with rusticated
pilasters, enriched keystone, and cornice on enriched
brackets. Recessed panelled door and wrought-iron gates.
Flanking the central bay, 2 plain sashes with cornices and
shaped keystones. Above, 2 plain sashes with moulded eared
architraves. Below, 2 plain sashes with voussoirs and mask
keystones. Left return, 4 windows, has similar fenestration
plus 4 basement windows with wrought-iron guards.
INTERIOR not inspected.


Listing NGR: SK3551187654

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