Wind Whistle Farmhouse and Cottages
WIND WHISTLE FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGES, LANE HEAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163614
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Wind Whistle Farmhouse and Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- WIND WHISTLE FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGES, LANE HEAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1163614
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Wind Whistle Farmhouse and Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- WIND WHISTLE FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGES, LANE HEAD
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:
- WIND WHISTLE FARMHOUSE AND COTTAGES, LANE HEAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Oldham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Saddleworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 98962 03298
Details
SADDLEWORTH LANE HEAD
SD 90 SE Greenfield
5/194
Wind Whistle Farmhouse and cottages
G.V.
II
Laithe-house, the barn having been converted into cottages
Late C18. Hammer-dressed watershot stone with slate roof. 2-
bay 2-storey house with former barn to right and former
workshop at first floor level. Projecting plinth and quoins.
Central door with square-cut surround flanked by 4-light
windows. Continuous 13-light workshop window. Arched cart
entry with keystone is now blocked and windows and doors
have been inserted to create the cottages. Blocked taking-in
door to rear as well as 2 and 3- light windows as above and
one cavetto-moulded double-chamfered mullion window. Ridge
chimney stacks.
Listing NGR: SD9896203298
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 212211
- 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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