Ingleton and Fulmar House
Location/Address
55 (Ingleton) & 57 (Fulmar House) Stamford Road, Bowdon
Type
Description
A building of the current footprint is shown in this location on the 1877 Ordnance Survey map and the design and appearance of the existing building would correspond to a building of that date.
The 1870’s OS plan suggests each house in this semi-detached pair as having a rectangular footprint with an attached but separate built form extending from the rear – possibly an outhouse/outbuilding. They were two storey (without intentional living accommodation in the shallow pitched roof) plus a basement which is little visible externally above external ground level. The houses are double fronted with central front doors and a single storey canted bay window to each. No.55 has a timber/glazed enclosed structure as what appears to be an historic upward extension of the front door porch.
In addition, No. 57 has what appears as a slightly set back, two storey extension to its side (east) elevation. This already seems to have been in place by the time of the 1870’s OS map and matches the design and detailing of the wider built form other than having a more decorative timber bracketed eaves detail as a response to the set back frontage but matching roof pitch. It may have been a part of the original build (to meet a particular client need) or an early extension.and, whichever, is of heritage significance.
The original rear elevation of No.57 remains legible including a decorative half-landing window. The built form extending from the rear elevation of both houses appears to have seen some alteration. No. 55 has a two storey pitched-roofed rear extension which incorporates the same decorative landing window as seen at No.57 but relocated. The age of this extension is unknow but sits comfortably on the main building.
The building is in brick with associated detailing and limited use of stone for, for example, cills. Slate roofs. Chimneys survive.
Both houses have a detached outbuilding against/forming part of the rear boundary of the curtilage. These two out buildings are attached at the party boundary. They are in brick with stone cills that appears to match the main building, have slate roofs and (albeit with some adaption over time) retain various original architectural features and a strong sense of their original/historic character.
The historic layout of the within curtilage external area shown on the 1870’s plan largely survives. This includes original sense of the high status primarily soft landscaped front garden area and contrasting, more utilitarian/functional, hard-surfaced, ‘back-of-house’ yard areas to the rear of each house which, together with the detached outbuildings give a very particular historic character to these rear spaces. The original stone boundary wall to the road remains but without the anticipated stone gate posts or similar. At least parts of the other boundaries may be demarcated with original or historic brick walls which would also be of heritage significance.
Statement of Significance
None recorded
Date Listed
24 Jul 2023
Last Updated
19 Jun 2023
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