Brimmicroft Farmhouse

BRIMMICROFT FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1072488
Date first listed:
01-Mar-1967
List Entry Name:
Brimmicroft Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
BRIMMICROFT FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD
Brimmicroft Farmhouse. A farmhouse, now house, dated 1710 on lintel, but probably earlier with porch added at that date.
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1072488
Date first listed:
01-Mar-1967
List Entry Name:
Brimmicroft Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
BRIMMICROFT FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD

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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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
BRIMMICROFT FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lancashire
District:
Chorley (District Authority)
Parish:
Withnell
National Grid Reference:
SD 62543 24664

Details

WITHNELL BOLTON ROAD (off) SD 62 SW 6/219 Brimmicroft Farmhouse 1.3.67 GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1710 on lintel but probably earlier with porch added at that date; recently renovated. Mostly sandstone random rubble with quoins, stone slate roof. Three-bay baffle-entry plan with added porch in line with ridge chimney at junction of 1st and 2nd bays, added rear outshut to left end. Two storeys; wide 2-storey gabled porch of squared sandstone has doorway offset right with moulded surround and shaped lintel lettered H ; T E 17 10 all windows now have concrete surrounds and mullions imitating C17 double-chamfered windows: 3 lights at 1st floor of porch, three of 3 lights at ground floor and two of 2 lights above; in left gable 3 and 4 at ground floor and one of 3 lights above; in right gable 4 lights at ground floor and 3 lights above; and at rear two of 3 lights at ground floor and one of 2 lights above. Interior: housepart in middle bay believed to contain inglenook with shouldered stone heck and stop-chamfered bressummer, 2-light firewindow (now internal); and 2 large longitudinal beams.

Listing NGR: SD6254324664

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
184473
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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