Former Corn and Saw Mill With Smithy at Moss House
FORMER CORN AND SAW MILL WITH SMITHY AT MOSS HOUSE, SPOUT LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1071620
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Former Corn and Saw Mill With Smithy at Moss House
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CORN AND SAW MILL WITH SMITHY AT MOSS HOUSE, SPOUT LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1071620
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Former Corn and Saw Mill With Smithy at Moss House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CORN AND SAW MILL WITH SMITHY AT MOSS HOUSE, SPOUT LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CORN AND SAW MILL WITH SMITHY AT MOSS HOUSE, SPOUT LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Lancaster (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wennington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 62034 70837
Details
WENNINGTON SPOUT LANE SD 67 SW 5/191 Former Corn and Saw Mill with Smithy at Moss House GV II
The serial No shall be amended to read:- 5/194 In the penultimate line of the description -the (ref 5/192) shall be amended to read (ref 5/193)
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WENNINGTON SPOUT LANE SD 67 SW
5/191 Former Corn and Saw Mill with Smithy at Moss House
GV II
Former steam-powered saw mill, corn mill, smithy and ancillary rooms forming part of a model farm. Built 1845 by W.A.F. Saunders of Wennington Hall. Local coursed freestone;' blue Ulverston slate. Symmetrical 2-storeyed range, 2:4:2, the centre window bays under a gable, with slightly recessed lean-to extensions to left and right. Stone end stacks. Bays 2 and 7 with large elliptically headed keyed wagon entrances giving into saw mill/ joiners' shop and straw barn respectively, with opening above. Window and taking-in doorway to bays 1 and 8. Central block (corn mill to left, threshing/winnowing room to right each with separate doorways); openings to upper floors, some with sashes with small panes. Gable opening above datestone (eroded). Lean-to at left contained smithy with window above doorway; lean-to right contained cart shed, now with enlarged entry. All openings under stone lintels with stone sills. Stack and engine house to rear. This range forms the mechanised and food-processing unit of the farm and was completely separated from the livestock shelters (ref.5/192) to the S, with which it groups.
Listing NGR: SD6203470837
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 182533
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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