Tan House Farmhouse
TAN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, PRESTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203660
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Tan House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- TAN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, PRESTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203660
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Tan House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- TAN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, PRESTON 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:
- TAN HOUSE FARMHOUSE, PRESTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Charnock Richard
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 55384 16812
Details
SD 51 NE CHARNOCK RICHARD PRESTON ROAD
5/23 Tan House Farmhouse 17.4.1967 (Formerly listed under Delph Lane) - II
Farmhouse comprised of 2 interconnected dwellings built at right-angles, the later dated 1695. Brick and some stone, with stone plinth, some stone quoins, roofs of stone slates and slates. The earlier element, of 2 bays and 2 storeys with a continuous outshut to rear, contains either parts or the whole of 2 cruck trusses; the later (1695) which is built as a receding crosswing on the right, is 3 bays and 2½ storeys, with a 2-storey rear wing to the 3rd bay. The first part, which faces the road, has a high stone plinth broken by 2 large C19 casements,a board door at the right end, one 1st floor window to the 2nd bay, a raised front wall and slated roof with chimney at right end; at the left gable is a large external stone chimney stack, stepped to eaves level and continued in C19 brick, with a flat floor window to the left of it; rear has some stone slates, slated outshut with stone quoins and 2 windows (one a 3 light sliding sash with glazing bars). The front gable of the later building is flush with the first; this part has a stone plinth, stone quoins to all corners, roof of stone slates with a cut down chimney at the rear gable; its front wall has 3-light chamfered stone mullion windows at ground and at 1st floor 2 lights at attic level, all with saw-tooth labels; under the attic window is a datestone lettered in relief F R . E. 1695 The side wall has 3 windows on each floor all altered casements, with remains of segmental relieving arch to 3rd window at 1st floor; and entrance at junction of 1st and 2nd bays. Interior: older part contains 2 cruck trusses, which may be full or raised crucks; later part has beams chamfered at ground floor, rounded at 1st floor.
Listing NGR: SD5538416812
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 357538
- 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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