Close Farmhouse
CLOSE FARMHOUSE, BILLINGE END ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362157
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Close Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CLOSE FARMHOUSE, BILLINGE END ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362157
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Close Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLOSE FARMHOUSE, BILLINGE END 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:
- CLOSE FARMHOUSE, BILLINGE END ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Pleasington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 63644 27893
Details
SD 62 NW PLEASINGTON (off) BILLINGE END ROAD
SD 636 278
1/44 Close Farmhouse - - II
Farmhouse, dated 1782 on eaves band. Coursed sandstone, stone slate roof with stone gutter brackets, gable chimneys (of brick), kneelers to the rear with ball finials. Two-bay double-pile plan. Two storeys, symmetrical: rusticated quoins, bands on 3 levels (at heads of ground floor windows, sills and heads of 1st floor windows); doorway with plain surround and damaged glasshouse porch, 2 windows each floor all sashed with glazing bars and 3 panes in each leaf. Attached at left side is single storey lean-to of random rubble which has been mainly altered, but has in the side wall the remains of flush-mullioned windows, possibly to a loomshop.
Listing NGR: SD6364427893
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184717
- 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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