Description

CARLISLE

NY4055 PORTLAND SQUARE
671-1/11/236 (South side)
16/12/87 Nos.16-19 (Consecutive)

GV II

4 houses in a terrace, now offices. 1870s or 1880s.
Calciferous sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth. Graduated
slate roof with half-gabled dormer windows; tall white brick
chimney stacks on front roof slope.
2 and a half storeys, 2 bays each, with basements. This
terrace is of one build and each pair has been treated
symmetrically. Central panelled doors and overlights in stone
architraves under hoodmoulds, are paired for the 2 central
houses. The flanking houses have identical doorways at left
and right, all up steps. Between the doorways are 2 canted bay
windows. Upper floor sash windows, those over the bay window
are paired. Dormers are a central pair under pent roof; 2
flanking gabled dormers and beyond at each end single dormers
under pent roofs. Each upper-floor window has a scrolled
apron. INTERIORS not inspected.

Listing NGR: NY4056855656

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584976

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)