Moss Farmhouse
MOSS FARMHOUSE, 178, ORMSKIRK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201633
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Moss Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MOSS FARMHOUSE, 178, ORMSKIRK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201633
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Moss Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOSS FARMHOUSE, 178, ORMSKIRK 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:
- MOSS FARMHOUSE, 178, ORMSKIRK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Up Holland
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 50697 05190
Details
UP HOLLAND
SD5005 ORMSKIRK ROAD, Garnett Lees 783-1/6/88 No.178 25/06/73 Moss Farmhouse
GV II
Farmhouse, now house. Later C17 with early addition; altered. Coursed squared sandstone rubble with quoins, slate roof with brick chimneys. Unusual plan consisting of a one-bay baffle-entry main range with rear wing, and an added 2-bay crosswing to right. Two low storeys, 1:1 windows including the projecting gabled wing. The main range has a chamfered plinth, a plain doorway to the left with a C20 studded door, a 5-light double-chamfered mullioned window to the right with a cavetto-moulded hoodmould, and a similar but slightly smaller 5-light window above; its left gable wall has a blocked round-headed fire-window towards the rear, and two 2-light mullioned windows above, with straight dripbands over them; and the wing continued to the rear has an inserted doorway, a 3-light mullioned window to the left and a formerly similar window above lacking the mullions. The wing has a 3-light window at 1st floor of the re-entrant side, with cruder mullions, a formerly similar window at ground floor below this with C20 glazing and a simplified hoodmould, and an inserted window on each floor of the gable; and its right-hand return side has a 3-light mullioned window to the rear bay and an inserted doorway next to this. Gable chimneys to both parts. Rear: rear wing is back-to-earth at ground floor, and has a 2-light stair-window with chamfered mullion and simple label. INTERIOR: the housepart has an inglenook with heck and chamfered bressumer, and an ovolo-moulded lateral beam; the east wing has 2 large crudely-chamfered lateral beams with cyma stops, and in the rear room a large crudely shaped axial beam; the rear wing contains a doglegged staircase with closed string, square newels, stout turned balusters and moulded handrail; and at 1st floor the rear wing has a blocked cross-corner fireplace. Forms part of interesting group at Garnett Lees.
Listing NGR: SD5069705190
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389014
- 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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