Orrell Fold Farmhouse
ORRELL FOLD FARMHOUSE, MOORSIDE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241571
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Orrell Fold Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- ORRELL FOLD FARMHOUSE, MOORSIDE ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241571
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Orrell Fold Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORRELL FOLD FARMHOUSE, MOORSIDE 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:
- ORRELL FOLD FARMHOUSE, MOORSIDE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- North Turton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 73790 19167
Details
SD 71 NW TURTON (off) MOORSIDE ROAD
7/132 Orrell Fold Farmhouse - - II
Farmhouse, also known as Orrell's Farmhouse, probably early C17, altered, now house. Coursed sandstone rubble on base of 2 courses of larger blocks, with some quoins, slate roof with a chimney at the left gable and another behind the ridge. Three-bay plan (but possibly originally only 2), with outshut to left of 1st bay and continued beyond it, and another to rear of 1st and 2nd bays. Two storeys (some evidence at rear that walls have been raised); at junction of 1st and 2nd bays is a doorway with plain C18-type surround, and left of this a similar doorway now blocked and altered as a window, under a large cambered lintel with chamfered soffit; to the right the 2nd bay has a large 6-light double-chamfered stone-mullion window with a hoodmould and 3rd bay has a similar but smaller 3-light window; at 1st floor there is a round-headed light above the blocked door in the 1st bay, and 3 other windows now all casements in chamfered square openings. Interior: original stone heck with peephole, 2 original roof trusses with very large cambered tie-beams, blocked old windows in rear wall; otherwise altered.
Listing NGR: SD7379019167
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440715
- 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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