Description

SD 92 NE
SD 971265
7/43

BLACKSHAW C.P.
(off) UNDERBANK AVENUE
Charlestown
Nos. 1, 2/4 Lacy House

G.V.
II

House, initialled and dated "IR 1793", now in 2 occupations. Ashlar front,
watershot masonry to sides and rear, stone slate roof. 2 storeys and attic.
5-bay symmetrical facade. Plinth, eaves band with gutter brackets. Doorway
approached up 2 steps has architrave and segmental pediment. The tympanum bears
date in relief. 12-paned sash windows. Bays 1 and 2 have altered glazing.
Return walls have quoins and simple Venetian window to attic and well-dressed
gable stacks. Rear has central doorway with monolithic jambs the lintel of
which forms the sill of tall stair-window which retains original small pane
glazing and Gothic glazed semi-circular-arched head. To either side 3-light
flat faced mullioned stepped window to each floor. Right bay altered.
Interior: Cantilevered dog-leg stair has decorative cast and wrought iron
staircase one riser of which has cast iron plate bearing initials and date. Of
similar character to No. 21 Underbank Avenue (q.v.) built 5 years earlier for
Christopher Rawdon. It is likely that the initials refer to J. Rawdon.

Listing NGR: SD9715426526

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26556620

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living