Windermere House is in Middle Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It originated as a school, and has since been converted into flats.
| Windermere House | |
|---|---|
 Windermere House | |
| Location | Middle Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°02′50″N 2°48′09″W / 54.0471°N 2.8026°W |
| OS grid reference | SD 476 615 |
| Built | 1849–50 |
| Architect | Sharpe and Paley |
| Architectural style(s) | Elizabethan Revival |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 11 June 1990 |
| Reference no. | 1298364 |
  Location in Lancaster | |
History edit
This was originally the site of a Bluecoat school built in 1772. In 1849–50 it was rebuilt and enlarged by the local architects Sharpe and Paley.[1][2] It then became known as the Lancaster Charity School for Girls. It was paid for mainly by public subscription, but the Sharpe family contributed £25 (equivalent to £3,000 in 2023)[3] towards it. The school has since been converted into flats and is known as Windermere House.[2]
Architecture edit
The building is constructed in sandstone with slate roofs. The architectural style is Elizabethan Revival. The plan is rectangular, with a small service wing to the rear. The building is in two storeys, with a front of five slightly irregular bays. Each of the bays contains a gabled dormer. The entrance doorway is in the second bay from the left. Above it is a niche containing the figures of two girls holding an inscription.[1] The windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed, those in the upper storey having stepped heads.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Windermere House, Lancaster (1298364)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 April 2015
- ^ a b Hughes, John M. (2010), Edmund Sharpe: Man of Lancaster, John M. Hughes, p. 237 (Although this is self-published, it is a scholarly work and fully referenced throughout. As of 2011 it is available only as a CD.)
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 7 May 2024
- ^ Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 386, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9