White Bear Inn
WHITE BEAR INN, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1258954
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- White Bear Inn
- Statutory Address:
- WHITE BEAR INN, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1258954
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- White Bear Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHITE BEAR INN, CHURCH STREET
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:
- WHITE BEAR INN, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Pendle (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barrowford
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 85939 39713
Details
SD 83 NE BARROWFORD CHURCH STREET
11/32 White Bear Inn
6.6.52
- II
Formerly Hargreaves Great House. House. Dated probably 1667, on porch, but may be later. Stone built with plinth. 3 gables to main roof. Front has 8-light stone mullion window with moulded and returned dripstone. C18 doorway inserted to right. Above is similar window with thicker centre mullion and 2-light blind window in dummy gable which has moulded coping and 3 finials. Three storey porch has a moulded doorway with Tudor arch. First floor is overhanging and contains 5-light window with 3rd mullion removed and sash fitted, 2nd floor has blind 2-light window. Coping and finials as other gable but right hand finial is missing. To right of porch on ground floor is a 4-light and 3-light window with square stone mullions, second lights in both cases are sash. Above are 2 twin 3-light windows divided by a thicker mullion. Left hand window has a wider centre light and right hand window a wider first light. Both gables have blind 2-light windows with coping and finials. Circular single storey portion to the right has C18 door and window. Attached to porch are mounting stones and left hand return has a well proportioned chimneybreast. Interior has 2 inglenook fireplace. (8/p133/RCHM).
Listing NGR: SD8593939713
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 186165
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pearson, S, Rural Houses of the Lancashire Pennines 1560-1760, (1985), 133
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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