Great House Barn
GREAT HOUSE BARN, RIVINGTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362125
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Great House Barn
- Statutory Address:
- GREAT HOUSE BARN, RIVINGTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362125
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Great House Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREAT HOUSE BARN, RIVINGTON 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:
- GREAT HOUSE BARN, RIVINGTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rivington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 62877 13885
Details
RIVINGTON RIVINGTON LANE SD 61 SW 14/184 22.10.52 Great House Barn GV II
Barn, now cafe. Probably C16, but dated 1702 in gable; reduced; restored, altered and enlarged c.1905 by Jonathan Simpson for Lord Leverhulme. Cruck frame, cladding of squared sandstone and stone slates. Now 3 bays but formerly longer, with aisles added c.1905, the roof carried down over them on flatter pitch to a very low level; now very broad south gable wall has Tudor-style timber-framed porch in centre (C20), a large 5-light flush mullion window on each side and similar 4-light window over the porch, a datestone above this window lettered in relief A north gable has a T A R 1702 continuous 17-light window at ground floor and 4-light window above. Interior: 2 full cruck trusses on very large boulder padstones, with blades of large scantling, collars, yokes, and replacement tie-beams; aisles blades principals, dorsals and windbraced purlins appear to be all modern additions. Reference: VCH Lancs V p.289.
Listing NGR: SD6287713885
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184437
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Farrer, W, Brownbill, J, The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster, (1911), 289
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 25 Lancashire,
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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