Pelham House is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1989. House. 1 related planning application.

Pelham House

WRENN ID
salt-paling-swallow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1989
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

Description

PONSONBY - NY 00 NW 3/55 Pelham House - II* Large house, currently empty (1988). c.1780 with later additions. Ashlar, some rubble to rear. East elevation of 2 storeys and 5 bays; 3-storey 3-bay centre breaks forward under pediment. Top frieze and cornice, sill bands. Windows are sashed with glazing bars, those to ground floor have architraves, friezes and consoled cornices. Entrance has architrave and Tetrastyle Doric portico. Top belvedere lights stair hall. 5-bay returns similar, with pilaster strips and cornices. Each return has rectangular bay window, tripartite sash. Plainer 3-bay extension has plain cornice, some triple sashed windows to north, plainer 3-bay service wing, and C20 extension to west, not of special interest, with single-storey flat roofed wings. Interior has semicircular stair hall with flying stair with iron balusters and 1st floor door. Many fireplaces, plaster cornices, doorcases with swan-neck pediments, etc.

Listing NGR: NY0378105753

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