Bellhouse about 10 metres west of Rivington Church
Bellhouse about 10 metres west of Rivington Church, Sheep House Lane, Rivington, BL6 7SE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1165054
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- Statutory Address:
- Bellhouse about 10 metres west of Rivington Church, Sheep House Lane, Rivington, BL6 7SE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1165054
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- Statutory Address 1:
- Bellhouse about 10 metres west of Rivington Church, Sheep House Lane, Rivington, BL6 7SE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Bellhouse about 10 metres west of Rivington Church, Sheep House Lane, Rivington, BL6 7SE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rivington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 62474 14450
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24 December 2024 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards.
SD 61 SW
14/178
RIVINGTON
SHEEP HOUSE LANE
Bellhouse about 10 metres west of Rivington Church
(formerly listed as Bellhouse c.10 metres west of church of Holy Trinity)
II
Bellhouse, now store. Probably C16. Coursed squared sandstone with quoins, stone slate roof. Small square building of one storery raised on a basement, with a plain basement door on the south side, a raised door on the north side approached by steps, a louvred two-light window with chamfered mullion on each side except north (mullion missing from south side), and a round-headed louvred window on the north side. Said to have been built to receive a large bell purchased from the church at Wigan in 1542.
Reference: VCH Lancs V, p.293.
Listing NGR: SD6247414450
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 184442
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Farrer, W, Brownbill, J, The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, (1911), 293
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