Brown House Farmhouse
BROWN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BROWN HOUSE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072484
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Brown House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BROWN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BROWN HOUSE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072484
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Brown House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROWN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BROWN HOUSE 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:
- BROWN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BROWN HOUSE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wheelton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 60682 22630
Details
WHEELTON BROWN HOUSE LANE SD 62 SW Higher Wheelton 6/206 Brown House Farmhouse 17.4.67 - II
Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1697 on lintel, enlarged in C18; altered. Coursed sandstone rubble, stone slate roof with gable copings and kneelers, brick chimneys. Two-bay end-baffle-entry plan with shallow rear outshut to 1st bay now covered by full-with double-depth addition built at right angles. Two storeys; high chamfered plinth; doorway at right hand end (in line with gable chimney) has moulded surround, the moulding on the lintel stepped over a square recess containing a "4-leaf clover", and hoodmould run out to left over a recessed 5-light mullioned window lacking 2 mullions; above the hoodmould over the door a recessed decorated datestone lettered in relief R ; lst bay has a recessed 3-light mullion window R G 1697 with hoodmould, 1st floor has at right end above door a similar 2-light window, and 2 other windows, both with a remaining chamfered flush mullion. Added chimney on centre of ridge. Left gable wall has an altered window with remains of a hoodmould at ground floor, and 2 and 3-light windows above, both with hoodmoulds, the former lacking one mullion. Modern lean-to extension covers junction with rear wing, which has altered flat mullion windows on both floors on this side (possibly formerly a loomshop) and on the other side 2 doors and 2 windows at ground floor, altered flat mullion windows above. Interior: altered, but front part of 1st bay (former parlour) has one stop-chamfered beam.
Listing NGR: SD6068222630
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184460
- 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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