History in Structure

The Palm House

A Grade II Listed Building in Lancaster, Lancashire

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.0454 / 54°2'43"N

Longitude: -2.7811 / 2°46'51"W

OS Eastings: 348951

OS Northings: 461326

OS Grid: SD489613

Mapcode National: GBR 9P0N.PL

Mapcode Global: WH847.7LX3

Plus Code: 9C6V26W9+4H

Entry Name: The Palm House

Listing Date: 18 February 1970

Last Amended: 13 March 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1195061

English Heritage Legacy ID: 383353

ID on this website: 101195061

Location: Williamson Park, Golgotha, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1

County: Lancashire

District: Lancaster

Electoral Ward/Division: John O'Gaunt

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Lancaster Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: Palm house

Find accommodation in
Scotforth

Description



LANCASTER

SD4861 WILLIAMSON PARK
1685-1/5/320 The Palm House
18/02/70
(Formerly Listed as:
WYRESDALE ROAD
Palm House in Williamson Park)

GV II

Palm house, now butterfly house. c1909, damaged by fire 1949
and restored c1985. By Belcher and Joass. Brick on sandstone
plinth, with timber and metal glazing bars, and painted render
and timber columns and entablature. Rectangular plan, with a
convex hipped glass roof.
West facade symmetrical, with rusticated brick end piers, and
3 bays to each side of an open semicircular porch of 6 Tuscan
columns. The bays are separated by similar columns and contain
windows with glazing bars. The Doric entablature has urns
above each column. An attic, above the main cornice and below
the glazed roof, has circular glazed openings in each bay,
separated by pilasters, and a central Diocletian window.
Within the porch the front wall has 3 tall glazed openings,
the central one wider and containing the double doors, which
project forwards under a segmental pediment. Both return walls
are of 5 bays, with similar columns and entablature.
HISTORY: the Palm House was one of the improvements to
Williamson Park which Lord Ashton offered to pay for in 1904.
It stands opposite the entrance to the Ashton Memorial (qv),
which formed the main element of the scheme and which was
opened in 1909.
(Ashworth S: The Lino King: York: 1989-).


Listing NGR: SD4895161326

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.