Well House
WELL HOUSE, ROAD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164499
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Well House
- Statutory Address:
- WELL HOUSE, ROAD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164499
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Well House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WELL HOUSE, ROAD 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:
- WELL HOUSE, ROAD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Rossendale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 89026 16035
Details
SD 81 SE WHITWORTH (off ) ROAD LANE
11/250 Well House - - II
House with top floor loomshop, later C18, now house. Watershot coursed sandstone blocks with some quoins, stone slate roof with chimney at left gable. Double depth 2-bay plan. Back to slope, 3-storey front and 2-storey rear. Front lower ground floor has garage doors left of centre, a square window to the left and coupled square windows to the right, upper ground floor has 2 coupled square windows, and top floor has continuous 14-light workshop window with square mullions, some lights blocked (1st and 2nd, 6th and 7th), and casements replacing the 8th to 10th and 12th to 14th. Single-storey flat roofed addition to right carries lean-to conservatory. Left return wall has raised entrance to upper ground floor, approached by steps and flying deck, one window at this level and one above; rear has door and one window, and 2 oblong windows above.
Listing NGR: SD8902616035
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185829
- 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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