16,18, LANCASTER ROAD is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. Commercial, shop. 1 related planning application.
16,18, LANCASTER ROAD
- WRENN ID
- sharp-stone-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Preston
- Country
- England
- Type
- Commercial, shop
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
PRESTON
SD5429SW LANCASTER ROAD 941-1/12/169 (East side) 27/09/79 Nos.16 AND 18
GV II
Post office, now 2 shops with offices over. 1854; altered. Painted ashlar facade to brick carcase, slate roof. Narrow rectangular plan at right-angles to street. Classical style. A pedimented 3-storey 3-bay facade (plus concealed attic), with modillioned cornice to ground floor, giant Composite pilastrade to upper floors, moulded frieze, emphatic modillioned cornice, and moulded pediment. The ground floor has 2 altered shop fronts with elaborate coupled consoles rising from the fascia to the cornice; the upper floors have a string-course to each bay, windows with altered glazing at 1st floor and 4-pane sashes above. Corniced side-chimneys; skylights. History: post office 1854-70. Forms part of block including Nos 10, 12 and 14 to the right (to which it appears as a wing), and Nos 20 and 22, and No.24 to left (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD5411929414
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