Higher Close House Farmhouse
HIGHER CLOSE HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165366
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Close House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HIGHER CLOSE HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165366
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Close House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGHER CLOSE HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD
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:
- HIGHER CLOSE HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BOLTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Withnell
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 63646 23333
Details
WITHNELL BOLTON ROAD SD 62 SW 6/222 Higher Close House Farmhouse - - II
Farmhouse, now house. Probably later C17, extended in early C18; altered. Coursed squared sandstone, part watershot, with some large quoins; grey tiled roof. Modified L-shaped plan: older part is 3 bays on north-south axis, formerly with baffle-entry at junction of 1st and 2nd bays and rear outshut to this part; added wing to front of 3rd bay, and lean-to porch with its later extension in the angle. Two storeys; porch (in line with ridge chimney) under carried down roof has doorway in left side wall with roll-moulded surround and hoodmould, a recessed square window in the front wall with remains of a hoodmould, and addition to the right, inserted doors in both parts altered as windows; to left of porch 1st bay has 2 windows at ground floor and one above; to right, re-entrant of wing has one window on each floor, all these modernised horizontal-rectangular; gable of wing has round-headed attic light, stone coping with kneelers, and gable chimney. Rear: northern half rendered and blind; southern half extended by outshut in 2 builds, the earlier a porch or stairturret altered as porch, (in line with ridge chimney), and the later of watershot masonry with multipe-light flush-mullion broken into by a door. North end: gable of main range has remains of altered chamfered mullion windows of 2 lights at ground floor and 3 lights above, wing has 2 similar windows at 1st floor; and both have various inserted windows. Interior: altered, but exposed in entrance hall is the head of a chamfered Tudor-arched doorway; and 2nd and 3rd bays of main range have stopped ovolo-moulded beams.
Listing NGR: SD6364623333
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184476
- 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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