Church House Farmhouse
CHURCH HOUSE FARMHOUSE, SOUTH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1309232
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Church House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH HOUSE FARMHOUSE, SOUTH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1309232
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Church House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH HOUSE FARMHOUSE, SOUTH 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:
- CHURCH HOUSE FARMHOUSE, SOUTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bretherton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 47649 20365
Details
BRETHERTON SOUTH ROAD SD 42 SE 3/30 Church House Farmhouse 22.10.52 GV II
Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1698 on porch, altered. Colour-washed brick with stone quoins at ground floor, stone slate roof. Three-bay baffle-entry plan with projecting porch, single-storey rear extension to 3rd bay. Two storeys; plinth, 2-course band; 2-storey gabled porch in line with ridge chimney at junction of 2nd and 3rd bays has segmental-headed doorway, square datestone above the band lettered in relief
JOHN . MARY. H ESKETH 1698
segmental-headed 2-light window at 1st floor, and triangular-headed peepwindows in the sides; to the left, 2 segmental-headed 2-light windows on each floor and to the right a 2-light casement at ground floor and altered 3-light window above. Rear has segmental-headed windows, mostly altered. Interior: altered, but housepart in middle bay has inglenook with heck and bressummer, this and 2 longitudinal beams with stopped 1/4-round moulding; one similar beam in service end in 1st bay.
Listing NGR: SD4764920365
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184281
- 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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