Farm Buildings Approximately 20 Metres North West of Knowles Farmhouse
FARM BUILDINGS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH WEST OF KNOWLES FARMHOUSE, ROBY MILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201647
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Farm Buildings Approximately 20 Metres North West of Knowles Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- FARM BUILDINGS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH WEST OF KNOWLES FARMHOUSE, ROBY MILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201647
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Farm Buildings Approximately 20 Metres North West of Knowles Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- FARM BUILDINGS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH WEST OF KNOWLES FARMHOUSE, ROBY MILL
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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:
- FARM BUILDINGS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH WEST OF KNOWLES FARMHOUSE, ROBY MILL
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 51784 06928
Details
UP HOLLAND
SD50NW ROBY MILL, Roby Mill 783-1/2/114 (West side) 25/06/73 Farm buildings approximately 20 metres north-west of Knowles Farmhouse
GV II
Barn with integral shippon and attached cart shed and stable range. Barn probably late C18 or early C19 (with 1688 datestone in east gable); cart shed and stable range probably C19; both parts altered. The barn is of coursed sandstone rubble, the other range of coursed squared sandstone, and both have asbestos sheet roofs. L-plan formed by barn of 5 structural bays on east-west axis, with cartshed attached to west end of south side. The barn has opposed waggon doorways in the 3rd bay, that at the rear segmental-headed with a keystone (but damaged) but that at the front with a cast-iron lintel replacing the arch; to right, a re-used 2-light mullioned window (now blocked), a large square-headed doorway with monolith jambs and lintel (also blocked), and at right-hand end a square-headed doorway with wooden doorcase. Its east gable wall (which has been rebuilt) has inserted garage doorway at ground floor, and a datestone with raised lettering "1688" above; the rear has a buttress to the shippon, and rebuilt masonry to the east of this. The cart shed has 2 square-headed cart entries with punch-dressed lintels, and a similar but lower doorway to left of these with a square loading door above; and the stable continued to the left has 3 square-headed doorways, the 3rd of these under a flight of external steps to loft doorways of both parts, and a loft window in the centre. Forms group with Knowles Farmhouse approximately 20m south-east (qv).
Listing NGR: SD5178406928
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389056
- 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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