NEWGATE FARMHOUSE
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1219813
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Aug-1993
- Statutory Address:
- NEWGATE FARMHOUSE, DENHOLME
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- NEWGATE FARMHOUSE, DENHOLME
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 50898 05238
Details
UP HOLLAND
SD5005 DENHOLME
783-1/6/35 (South side)
07/01/52 Newgate Farmhouse
(Formerly Listed as:
SKELMERSDALE AND HOLLAND
ORMSKIRK ROAD
Newgate Farmhouse)
II*
Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1707 on porch (but may be
earlier), enlarged and altered. Coursed thin sandstone rubble
with quoins, re-constituted stone tile roof.
Irregular half-H plan formed by a one-bay baffle-entry main
range with a porch to the left and a wing to the rear, and a
projecting cross-wing to the right; plus an addition in the
rear angle. Two storeys and attic, 1:1:1 windows; with a
chamfered plinth and plain 1st-floor band. The 2-storey gabled
porch has a round-headed doorway with ovolo-moulded jambs and
head, moulded imposts, and a studded inner door with strap
hinges; a large square datestone over the outer doorway with a
stepped surround to a carved plaque which has raised
lettering: R/W S/1707; a 3-light window at 1st floor with
chamfered flush mullions, and a small oculus in the apex with
rope surround, both these openings with wedge-shaped bands
over them. The housepart to the right has a 5-light mullioned
window on each floor.
The wing to the right has a blocked 2-light mullioned window
on each floor of the re-entrant side, and its gable wall has a
5-light mullioned window on each floor, a round-headed
one-light window to the attic, and a corner chimney to the
right. The left gable wall of the main range has a 2-light
firewindow towards the rear, a simple hoodmould over this
continued into the rear wing where it is interrupted by the
lower of 2 altered windows. The rear gable of this wing has a
doorway with plain surround, and one 3-light casement window.
INTERIOR: housepart has wide inglenook with large chamfered
bressumer, and large lateral beam with unstopped chamfer;
doglegged staircase to rear of 2nd bay, with moulded string,
square newels, stout turned balusters and broad moulded
handrail; large forked beam in rear service room next to
staircase.
HISTORY: the plan of this house closely resembles that of
No.178 Ormskirk Road (qv), approx 200m west.
Listing NGR: SD5089805238
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388999
- 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.
End of official listing
