New Southworth Hall
New Southworth Hall, Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury, PR5 0UY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361874
- Date first listed:
- 27-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- New Southworth Hall
- Statutory Address:
- New Southworth Hall, Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury, PR5 0UY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361874
- Date first listed:
- 27-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- New Southworth Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- New Southworth Hall, Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury, PR5 0UY
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:
- New Southworth Hall, Cuerdale Lane, Samlesbury, PR5 0UY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- South Ribble (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Samlesbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 59286 29326
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/06/2019
SD 52 NE
5/87
SAMLESBURY
CUERDALE LANE
New Southworth Hall
(Formerly listed as The Samuel Whitbread)
II
Formerly New Hall.
House, C16 and C17, said to have been park lodge to Samlesbury Hall (q.v.) later a restaurant, converted to offices (2018). Sandstone and brick (part rendered and whitewashed) slate roof with one ridge chimney stack. L-shaped plan, two bays with baffle entry, plus a forward crosswing at the left end.
Two storeys; walls of red and yellow rubble and watershot coursing, with large quoins; doorway at centre of main range has exceptionally large rectangular lintel, and jambs of originally wider opening; a similar lintel over window left of door; two boxed sash windows with glazing bars on each floor, and a small casement above the door. Three altered windows in re-entrant of wing. Left side wall has stone extensions of unequal sizes and different dates, with monopitched roofs. Rear wall of brick, various modern extensions.
Interior: internal timber framing of crosswing (posts, chamfered beams, exposed wattle and daub) and its king post roof with raking struts, indicate an early date for this part; main range contains very large bressummer of former inglenook, supported at one end on stone post with cyma-moulded corbel; ovolo-moulded beams on both floors; crudely panelled staircase.
History: plaster overmantel with arms of Thomas Southworth, dated 1588, was removed from crosswing 1923; Fr. Edmund Campion S.J. said to have been harboured here in 1580.
Listing NGR: SD5928629326
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 357992
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Eaton, R, History of Samlesbury, (1936)
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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