Description

ULVERSTON

SD2878 PRINCE'S STREET
626-1/3/99 (West side)
20/06/72 No.18

GV II

House. Early to mid C19. Possibly by Websters of Kendal.
Stucco with limestone ashlar plinth and 1st-floor sill band;
slate roof.
A symmetrical composition of 2 storeys plus attic and 3 bays.
The windows are glazing bar sashes with plain reveals (those
on the ground floor with low sills and 15 panes) and have
stucco hoodmoulds. The attic dormers are gabled, with
overhanging roofs carried on brackets, have scrolled brackets
to left and right of their casement windows, and have slated
cheeks. The door has 6 raised and fielded panels and a
fanlight and is set within a doorcase of engaged Tuscan
columns supporting an open pediment. It is approached by 3
external steps with nosings. Chimneys on right-hand gable, and
at left shared with No.20 (qv)
INTERIOR: the open-string dogleg staircase has stick balusters
and a wreathed mahogany handrail. The doors have panels with
borders formed by applied mouldings and reeded architraves.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the building plot later occupied by the house
is said to have been sold in 1813, and the house is shown on a
plan dated 1827.

Listing NGR: SD2852678017

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26560274

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability