Building Name

Police Station, Yealand Conyers

Date
1900
Street
9 Dykes Road
District/Town
Yealand Conyers, near Carnforth
County/Country
Lancashire, England
Client
Lancashire CC
Work
New build
Status
converted to hospitality

 Old Police Station, dated 1900. Arts and Crafts tradition. Asymmetrical façade, Stone, roughcast with some half timbering and terracotta roof tiles. Quoins to ends. Two gabled fronts. Ground floor to the left – stone mullioned Venetian style window. Central timber panelled doorway with fanlight above and decorative lintel above with a date ‘1900’. Ground floor to right – canted bay window with stone mullions and flat roof. Strong course with round arch inscribed ‘County Police’. First floor to left – 2-light mullioned window with surrounding quoins and timber pointed gable with vergeboard. First floor to right – 3-light mullioned window with quoin surrounds and larger timber pointed gable front with vergeboard. All windows are timber sliding sash with panes in top sash. Large chimney stack to right with central arch. Property enclosed by stone wall and iron railings. [Lancashire County Council Yealand Conyers Local Heritage Assets Draft List May 2016}

 

Police Station closed, converted to Bed and Breakfast

Reference    Building News 1 June 1900 page 777 – contracts
Reference    Lancashire County Council Yealand Conyers Local Heritage Assets Draft List May 2016