Preston House

PRESTON MAIN STREET, East Side SK 8602 and SK 8702 4/18 No 40 Preston House (Formerly listed as 10/11/55 Preston House and Outbuildings in Oakham Road) II House, C17,C18,C19. L plan. 2 storeys and attic. Front to Oakham Road has, from left, small C17 range with two stone-mullioned windows vertically aligned. Next range is C18: 3 casement dormers in attic, 4 symmetrically arranged sashes, the bottom left flanked by 2 smaller casements. Large, C19 2 storey, tri-partite bay window with 6 regularly placed identical sashes. Ashlar quoins. Stone coping. 3 Ashlar stacks: 2 gable end, one central. The return front to Preston Main Street is 2 storey. First floor has one stone dressed casement. Ground floor has early C19 bow to the right of an C18 classical timber doorcase with entablature and pediment itself flanked by 2 hall lights. Ashlar double stack on gable. Low range to right with two stone mullioned windows. Brick and render stack.

Listing NGR: SK8718502655