The Old Toby Public House
THE OLD TOBY PUBLIC HOUSE, ASHURST ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291773
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Toby Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD TOBY PUBLIC HOUSE, ASHURST ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291773
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jun-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Aug-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Toby Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD TOBY PUBLIC HOUSE, ASHURST 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:
- THE OLD TOBY PUBLIC HOUSE, ASHURST ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 48655 07416
Details
SKELMERSDALE
SD40NE ASHURST ROAD 783-1/1/1 (South side) 25/06/73 The Old Toby Public House (Formerly Listed as: SKELMERSDALE AND HOLLAND SKELMERSDALE HALL LANE Skelmersdale Hall)
GV II
Farmhouse, now public house. Dated 1712 at 1st floor of rear; with large addition in later C19, now much altered. Coursed squared sandstone, the older portion with quoins, composition tile roofs. Irregular plan formed by double-depth double-fronted addition to north side of earlier U-plan house. The earlier portion, facing south, is 2 low storeys, 1:1:1 windows, with a chamfered plinth, C19 window openings with C20 glazing, a plain doorway in the re-entrant of the right-hand wing, and a datestone at 1st floor of the main range with raised lettering: H/ VA/ 1712. The C19 addition, facing north, is in Gothic style, 2 storeys and 3 windows, symmetrical, with a set-back centre between steeply gabled wings, and has a gabled porch in the centre with a 2-centred arched doorway and gable coping with kneelers, canted bay windows to the wings and cross-windows above, all these windows with margin panes; and side-wall chimneys. INTERIOR: completely remodelled, partition walls removed at ground floor, leaving only 2 chamfered beams in centre of older portion. The associated detached former farm buildings are not included.
Listing NGR: SD4865507416
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388964
- 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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