Description

PRESTON

SD5328 WEST CLIFF
941-1/8/286 (South West side)
27/09/79 Nos.66 AND 68

GV II

Pair of town houses. c.1850. Red brick in Flemish bond, with
sandstone dressings and slate roof with stone chimneys.
Double-depth plan, each house double-fronted. Two storeys over
basements, a 3+3 window range, symmetrical, with banded
quoined corner pilasters, plinth, 2 bands between the floors,
small moulded frieze and prominent projected eaves with
plaster coving. Each house has a central doorway with a large
panelled pilastered doorcase including cornice on coupled
consoles, and panelled door with overlight. All the windows
are recessed and segmental-headed, those at ground floor with
panelled stone aprons, with 2-pane sashes at No.66 and plain
sashes at No.68 (ventilator inserted in upper leaf of central
1st-floor window). Shallow hipped roof with chimney stack in
centre of ridge and several others to No.66. Later additions
at each end. Rear and INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SD5335828754

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26568971

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  For the Record
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)