Number 4 And Attached Railings

LANCASTER

SD4761NE DALTON SQUARE 1685-1/7/100 (East side) 18/02/70 No.4 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: DALTON SQUARE No.4)

GV II

House, now council offices. c1830, restored late 1980s. Sandstone ashlar with a slate roof. Double-depth plan with the doorway and rear wing to the right and a large shared gable chimney stack to the left. 3 storeys above a basement, which still gives on to an area, and 2 bays with a sill band on the first floor. The doorway, in the right-hand bay and approached up 6 steps, has a plain surround and a simple pediment carried on fluted consoles; the door is recessed and has 9 raised and fielded panels under a plain overlight. All the windows have plain reveals and have glazing bar sashes which were inserted as part of the restoration works. To left of steps to door, bar railings with a handrail which is ramped at the top and terminates with an acorn finial at the bottom. The basement area is protected by slightly different railings with a gate on the left, leading to a flight of steps.

Listing NGR: SD4790661638