16,18 AND 20, NEW STREET

LANCASTER

SD4761NE NEW STREET 1685-1/7/205 (West side) 22/12/53 Nos.16, 18 AND 20 (Formerly Listed as: NEW STREET No.16) (Formerly Listed as: NEW STREET (West side) No.18) (Formerly Listed as: NEW STREET (West side) No.20)

GV II

Houses and attached warehouse, now shops. Mid C18, altered C19 and C20. Coursed roughly squared sandstone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. The warehouse at the right was originally of 4 storeys with projecting quoins at the right. On the ground floor is an mid C20 shop front, framed by a timber fascia and pilasters, and with a recessed steel bow window; to the left is a separate entrance door. The central loading slot has projecting quoins, and has stone corbels at 2nd and 3rd floor levels. It is now filled by steel-framed glazing in small panes. To the right are 2 narrower staircase windows with stone surrounds, one above the other on the 1st and 2nd floors. The 2 former houses at the left have double-depth plans, each with a rear wing to the left, and are of 3 storeys. The ground floors have late C19 shop fronts, with recessed doorways. The upper windows have painted stone surrounds. No.18 has 3 sashes without glazing bars on the 1st floor and sashes with glazing bars on the 2nd floor. No.20 has C20 joinery on the first floor and Victorian 4-pane sashes on the second floor. Nos 18 and 20 were listed on 18.2.70.

Listing NGR: SD4757161789