Lower House and Lower Fold
LOWER HOUSE AND LOWER FOLD, 1-5, RAMSBOTTOM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241572
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lower House and Lower Fold
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER HOUSE AND LOWER FOLD, 1-5, RAMSBOTTOM ROAD
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- Date:
- 1999-09-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/01783/32
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1241572
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lower House and Lower Fold
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER HOUSE AND LOWER FOLD, 1-5, RAMSBOTTOM 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:
- LOWER HOUSE AND LOWER FOLD, 1-5, RAMSBOTTOM 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 75402 15482
Details
SD 71 NE TURTON (off) RAMSBOTTOM ROAD Walves
8/135 Nos. 1, 3 and 5 (Lower House and Lower Fold) - - II
Farmhouse, dated 1627 on lintel, with later additions at each end, altered, now 3 dwellings. Coursed sandstone blocks with some quoins, roof of stone slates and some slates, with 3 chimneys on the ridge. No. 3 in the centre is 2 bays, additions at each end both one bay, and there is an extension to the rear with separately ridged roof. All 2 storeys. The principal item of interest is No. 3, which has walling of large blocks at ground floor, smaller blocks at 1st floor, doorway at the right end with part chamfered surround and cambered lintel lettered in relief 1627, to the left of this at the TKIBM level of the lintel a continuous dripstone (broken by a new window in the 1st bay), and 2 windows on each floor: at ground floor both are modern replacements, at 1st floor both are in C18 openings, and that on the right has 2 flush mullions. No. 1 to the left is of watershot masonry and has horizontal rectangular windows. The extension to the rear of No. 3 has at ground floor a recessed mullioned window of 2 round-headed lights, and at 1st floor a 3-light window with chamfered mullions. Interior: No. 3 has 2 beams with cyma-stopped chamfer, and similar decoration to all floor joists.
Listing NGR: SD7540215482
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440718
- 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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