The Old Vicarage
THE OLD VICARAGE, VICARAGE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297320
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Vicarage
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD VICARAGE, VICARAGE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1297320
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Vicarage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD VICARAGE, VICARAGE LANE
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 VICARAGE, VICARAGE LANE
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 43703 07179
Details
ORMSKIRK
SD40NW VICARAGE LANE, Westhead 663-1/4/194 (North side) 30/05/73 The Old Vicarage
GV II
Vicarage, now private dwelling. c.1851, slightly altered. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof. Slightly irregular rectangular plan under 2-span roof. Tudor Gothic style. Two storeys and attics, 1:2:1 windows, with gable to left and short projecting wing to right with coupled small and large gables. This wing incorporates the porch, which has a segmental- pointed arched doorway with a hoodmould, a 2-light mullioned window above, and a blank shield in the gable; and to the right the main gable of the wing has 6-light mullion-and-transom windows at ground and 1st floors, and a one-light attic window. The short main range has a 2-centred arched stair-window with tracery and stained glass, and a hoodmould with foliated stops; and the other windows of the facade are all mostly of 2 lights, mullioned. Left return wall has doorway at ground floor and 3 windows at 1st floor; right-hand return wall has, inter alia, a canted bay window; rear has, inter alia, a large rectangular bay window; all these windows in similar style. INTERIOR has dog-legged closed string staircase with turned balusters.
Listing NGR: SD4370307179
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386423
- 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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