Lune Villa, Skerton, Lancaster

Lune Villa, Skerton, Lancaster
Lune Villa, Skerton, Lancaster
Lune Villa, Skerton, Lancaster
iBase ID
238143
Reference identifier
NLA20120302015
Title
Lune Villa, Skerton, Lancaster
Place
Skerton, Lancaster
General notes
A large house, later used as a welfare centre, it was enlarged in 1883 by Paley and Austin. It is in sandstone with hipped slate roofs, and is in Neoclassical style. The house has an L-shaped plan, and is in two storeys with a three-storey tower at the north end of the wing. The entrance front of the main block is symmetrical with three bays, and a central Doric porch with four columns and a pediment. The south front has five bays, and most of the windows are sashes. Once owned by Abraham Wharton Crompton who was a great grandfather of Beatrix Potter and later by Lord Ashton who lived at the nearby Ryelands Park.
Medium
Photographic print
Colour
Sepia
Original image size
19.53 x 14.44
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