Harsnips

HARSNIPS, ELMERS GREEN LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1219643
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1973
List Entry Name:
Harsnips
Statutory Address:
HARSNIPS, ELMERS GREEN LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1219643
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1973
List Entry Name:
Harsnips
Statutory Address 1:
HARSNIPS, ELMERS GREEN 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HARSNIPS, ELMERS GREEN 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 49904 06649

Details

SKELMERSDALE

SD40NE ELMERS GREEN LANE 783-1/1/12 (East side) 25/06/73 Harsnips

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1667 at 1st floor; altered. Coursed squared sandstone, composition tile roof. T-plan formed by a 2-unit baffle-entry main range with a cross-wing to the right. Two low storeys, 2:1 windows. The main range has a gabled porch at the junction of the bays, with a doorway in its left side and a one-light window in the front; two 3-light casement windows on each floor, that to the left at ground floor with a chamfered stone surround, and a small datestone inscribed: R/1667/H. The gable of the wing has one window on each floor, both like those of the main range and offset to the left. Ridge chimney in line with porch and gable chimney to the left. The right-hand return of the wing, which has quoins at 1st floor level only, has one similar window on each floor of the left bay and a stairwindow to the right. INTERIOR not inspected, but probably contains features of interest.

Listing NGR: SD4990406649

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
388975
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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