Birches Farmhouse and Cottage
BIRCHES FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGE, KNOWL TOP LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163552
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Birches Farmhouse and Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- BIRCHES FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGE, KNOWL TOP LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163552
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Birches Farmhouse and Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- BIRCHES FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGE, KNOWL TOP 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:
- BIRCHES FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGE, KNOWL TOP LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Oldham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Saddleworth
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 00570 05577
Details
SADDLEWORTH KNOWL TOP LANE SE 00 NW (east side) 4/185 Birches Farmhouse - and cottage - II Farmhouse and adjoining cottage. Mid C18 with later additions and alterations. Hammer-dressed watershot stone with graduated stone slate roof. Single-depth plan with a total of 6 bays and 2 storeys. Bays 3 and 4 constitute the original 2-unit house which has a later door with square- cut surround to left, a C20 porch, quoins, 3, 4 and 2-light ground floor windows and a 3 and 4-light first floor window all with recessed cavetto-moulded mullions. Additional bays to right (i.e. the cottage) have recessed flat-faced stone mullion windows and a door as above. 2 ridge chimney stacks. Rear largely rebuilt and extended in C20.
Listing NGR: SE0057005577
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 212202
- 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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