8,10, Great Avenham Street

PRESTON

SD5428NW GREAT AVENHAM STREET 941-1/14/146 (South West side) Nos.8 AND 10

GV II

Two very small town houses (originally part of row of 6). c.1820-25, altered. Red brick in 4+1 English garden wall bond, with sandstone dressings and slate roof (part covered by damaged felting). Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted, with back extensions and through-lobby between the 2 houses. Two low storeys over cellars, 4-window range. The doorways, each to right and up one step, have round-headed architraves with raised moulded rims, moulded imposts, and semi-circular fanlights, No.10 with radiating glazing bars; and the lobby doorway to the right of No.10 has a wedge lintel and board door. One window at ground floor and 2 above, those at No.10 all 4-pane sashes No.8 altered, all with raised sills and those at ground floor with wedge lintels. Chimneys on front and rear slopes of roof. Rear and INTERIOR not inspected. The item is part of a formerly complete set of late Georgian lower-middle class houses in this street (laid out in Great Avenham Field, advertised for sale as building plots in 1825), and probably among the first.

Listing NGR: SD5413028957