Whitefield House

WHITEFIELD HOUSE, DRUMMERSDALE LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1073114
Date first listed:
02-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Whitefield House
Statutory Address:
WHITEFIELD HOUSE, DRUMMERSDALE LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1073114
Date first listed:
02-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Whitefield House
Statutory Address 1:
WHITEFIELD HOUSE, DRUMMERSDALE 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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:
WHITEFIELD HOUSE, DRUMMERSDALE LANE

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

County:
Lancashire
District:
West Lancashire (District Authority)
Parish:
Scarisbrick
National Grid Reference:
SD 40582 12635

Details

SCARISBRICK DRUMMERSDALE LANE SD 41 SW 9/24 Whitefield House - - II

Farmhouse, now store. Dated 1752 on porch; extended and altered. Handmade brick now all rendered, stone slate roof. Now 3 bays, but probably formerly 2 bays, of shallow double-depth plan, with projecting porch in centre of original building. Two storeys; except for 1st bay, symmetrical, with central gabled porch reaching to the eaves, square-headed doorway with imposts and keystone (suggesting formerly arched opening), the keystone shouldered and inscribed B in cursive script; J J 1752 two 3-light sliding sashes on each floor, the lower with flattened segmental heads; a chimney in front of the ridge at each original gable wall; added bay to left has a square-headed 3-light sliding sash on each floor, and a gable chimney. Right-hand gable wall has an extruded chimney and a square window at 1st floor; rear has inter alia a 2-light sliding sash stairlight in the centre of the original building, a doorway to the addition, and some other sliding sash windows. Interior: altered, but contains doglegged staircase with turned balusters.

Listing NGR: SD4058212635

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
357726
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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