Windermere House | |
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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 |
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.
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]
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]