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2 and 4, King Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Ulverston, Cumbria

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.1961 / 54°11'46"N

Longitude: -3.0961 / 3°5'45"W

OS Eastings: 328585

OS Northings: 478374

OS Grid: SD285783

Mapcode National: GBR 6MTX.HK

Mapcode Global: WH725.DSWJ

Plus Code: 9C6R5WW3+FH

Entry Name: 2 and 4, King Street

Listing Date: 20 June 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375005

English Heritage Legacy ID: 459923

ID on this website: 101375005

Location: Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA12

County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Civil Parish: Ulverston

Built-Up Area: Ulverston

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Ulverston St Mary with Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description



ULVERSTON

SD2878 KING STREET
626-1/3/38 (East side)
20/06/72 Nos.2 AND 4

GV II

Shop with accommodation above. Possibly late C17 with late C19 alterations. Scored painted render with slate roof. 2 storeys. Most of the ground floor is occupied by a shop front with timber fascia and cornice. On the 1st floor there are 3 window openings with plain reveals and projecting sills. The right-hand one is now blank, and the others are sashed. No chimneys are visible. The rear wall is said to have irregular fenestration, and a slate canopy over a doorway.
INTERIOR: Complex evolved interior, with ground floor fittings related to former usage as chemists shop. The upper floors retain domestic character with hearths with moulded surrounds and cast-iron hob grates of late C18 or early C19 date, decorative plaster cornice work, and a moulded C18 door surround. The attic storey is accessed a doorway with a broad planked door. The roof trusses have principals rising from wall corbels, possible the remains of tie beams, with nailed collars. One truss is closed with exposed studwork.


Listing NGR: SD2858578374

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