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Between [[1 Town View|1] and [[3 Town View|3]] [[Town View]], just off the south side of [[Windermere Road]]. NGR: SD5123693216

This grand house was originally the middle three bays of larger 9 bay house (now 1-4 Town View).

It is a Grade II Listed Building, part of [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1158075?section=official-list-entry 1-4 TOWN VIEW, WINDERMERE ROAD, LA9 4QL] Listed 24.04.51

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House, now subdivided. 1831 by [[John Richardson 1774-1854|John Richardson]] for [[William Wilson]]; damaged by fire in 1847. Later additions and alterations. Limestone blocks; quoins and 1st-floor sill band to nos. 1 and 3; plinth, corner pilasters, and eaves band to no 2. Moulded cast-iron gutter on dentils to nos. 2 and 3. Graduated slate roofs (hipped to nos. 1 and 3); stone end chimneys. Two storeys with cellars, originally nine bays (3:3:3), now divided up but presenting three separate symmetrical front elevations: No 1 has French window to either side of window (originally door) in semicircular-headed stone surround; no. 2 has sash in recessed, segment-headed, surround to either side of panelled door with decorative fanlight; no 3 has sash to either side of panelled door and semicircular fanlight in stone surround. Sashes to upper floors. Entrance to no 4 on South return: Panelled door in semicircular-headed stone surround with small casement above.
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==LINKS==

[https://www.lakesguides.co.uk/html/lgaz/LK27996.htm Old Cumbria Gazetteer]]

[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1158075?section=official-list-entry Historic England List entry: 1-4 TOWN VIEW, WINDERMERE ROAD, LA9 4QL]

[https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/swipe/#zoom=20.0&lat=54.33215&lon=-2.75156&layers=117746211&right=ESRIWorld National Library of Scotland OS Maps 1-500 1st Edition]

[https://www.google.com/maps/@54.3321241,-2.7514943,93m/data=!3m1!1e3?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDkxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Google Maps]

[https://www.google.com/maps/@54.3322998,-2.7509685,3a,75y,229h,96.51t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s6IaO12BIVSoKWhe12e1WZw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-6.507462371959335%26panoid%3D6IaO12BIVSoKWhe12e1WZw%26yaw%3D228.99946454923958!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDkxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Google Street View]

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