Darbyshire's Farmhouse
DARBYSHIRE'S FARMHOUSE, SCHOOL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210310
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Darbyshire's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- DARBYSHIRE'S FARMHOUSE, SCHOOL LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/16034/22
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210310
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Mar-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Darbyshire's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- DARBYSHIRE'S FARMHOUSE, SCHOOL LANE
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:
- DARBYSHIRE'S FARMHOUSE, SCHOOL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 44016 07076
Details
ORMSKIRK
SD40NW SCHOOL LANE, Westhead 663-1/4/190 (East side) 11/08/72 Darbyshire's Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: SCHOOL LANE, Westhead Darbyshire's Farmhouse with adjoining barn)
II
Farmhouse. Later C17 (dated 1677 inside), enlarged and altered in C18, and recently renovated and the barn converted as a dwelling. Handmade brown brick on a high plinth of coursed sandstone rubble, with composition tile roofs. The house has a single-depth 3-bay baffle-entry plan, enlarged at the rear by the addition of a parallel range to the left half and a lean-to in the angle with this. Two low storeys and 3 windows; plain doorway at the junction of the 2nd and 3rd bays, with a rectangular lintel, and three 3-light casement windows with C20 wooden mullion glazing. Gable chimney to the left and large square chimney on ridge at junction of 2nd and 3rd bays, both with water tabling and sunk panels decorated with lozenges (etc.). INTERIOR: large inglenook with stop-chamfered bressummer, heck with peep-hole (now blocked and concealed) and blocked former fire-window; stop-chamfered lateral beams in housepart and in parlour at lower end (the latter with a forked end); 2 chamfered longitudinal beams in 3rd bay; small datestone re-set in former rear wall, with carved decoration and raised lettering "HW", and the date "1677" written back to front.
Listing NGR: SD4401607076
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386415
- 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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