Worthington Hall

Worthington Hall, Chorley Road, Standish, WN1 2XN

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1228585
Date first listed:: 19-Nov-1951
List Entry Name:: Worthington Hall
Statutory Address:: Worthington Hall, Chorley Road, Standish, WN1 2XN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1228585
Date first listed:: 19-Nov-1951
List Entry Name:: Worthington Hall
Statutory Address 1:: Worthington Hall, Chorley Road, Standish, WN1 2XN

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: Worthington Hall, Chorley Road, Standish, WN1 2XN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Worthington
National Grid Reference:: SD 58089 10942

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/08/2019

SD 51 SE 2/133 WORTHINGTON CHORLEY ROAD (east side) Worthington Hall

(Formerly listed under CHORLEY LANE (east side))

19.11.51

II* Farmhouse. Dated 1577 with later additions. Stone, plastered to front, with slate roof; one bay of front has exposed timber framing. Two storeys, four irregular bays, second bay has timber framing with decorative panels; coved jettied first floor, the bressummer with trailing leaf decoration. Windows have casements, those to last two bays with segmental heads. Entrance in gabled porch has Tudor head with enriched spandrels and lintel with lettering "EO EDWARDE WORTHINGTON 1577/MO" cross-axial stack with two diagonal shafts and gable-end stack. Rear has exposed stone with quoins.

Interior has two fireplaces, the one large, with bressummer, now blocked by partition. Attic has timber trusses and wattle and daub infill panels; small fireplace.

Listing NGR: SD5808910942

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 403082
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.