Lock Farmhouse and Attached Workshop
LOCK FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WORKSHOP, TOWN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1073097
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lock Farmhouse and Attached Workshop
- Statutory Address:
- LOCK FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WORKSHOP, TOWN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1073097
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lock Farmhouse and Attached Workshop
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOCK FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WORKSHOP, TOWN LANE
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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.
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:
- LOCK FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WORKSHOP, TOWN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whittle-le-Woods
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 59082 20984
Details
SD 52 SE
3/173
WHITTLE-LE-WOODS
TOWN LANE
Lock Farmhouse and attached workshop
GV
II
Farmhouse, C17, altered in C18 (datestone 1727) with attached loomshop; now house. Coursed sandstone rubble with plinth and large quoins, roof of slates and some stone slates with 3 gable chimneys (all brick). T-plan: 3-bay front range with single bay rear extension (loomshop attached to this). Two storeys (except loomshop). 1st floor band carries round all sides (except rear of extension, which is rendered). Front door at junction of 2nd and 3rd bays has large jamb stones and lintel; above this at 1st floor is a datestone with recessed arched panel lettered in relief
H
P + I
1727
3 C19 sashed windows each floor (not vertically aligned). Rear has original stone mullioned windows with chamfered reveals: of 3 and 2 lights at ground floor of 1st bay (a small square window above), and one 4-light window on each floor of east side of extension, the lower with a hoodmould, both lacking one mullion; west side of extension has a 5-light window at 1st floor. Attached at right angles to ground floor on this side is a wide single storey loomshop of watershot masonry with quoins and slate roof with chimney stump at west gable, which has in each side wall continuous stone mullioned windows of 12 lights divided into groups of 3 by broad flush mullions; all variously altered: rare survival of workshop added to farmhouse in domestic phase of history of textile industry.
Interior of house not inspected.
Listing NGR: SD5908220984
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 357694
- 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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