Farm Buildings at Harricroft Farm

FARM BUILDINGS AT HARRICROFT FARM, OLDHAMS LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1388199
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1974
List Entry Name:
Farm Buildings at Harricroft Farm
Statutory Address:
FARM BUILDINGS AT HARRICROFT FARM, OLDHAMS LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1388199
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1974
Date of most recent amendment:
30-Apr-1999
List Entry Name:
Farm Buildings at Harricroft Farm
Statutory Address 1:
FARM BUILDINGS AT HARRICROFT FARM, OLDHAMS 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FARM BUILDINGS AT HARRICROFT FARM, OLDHAMS LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Bolton (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SD 70205 12100

Details

BOLTON

SD71SW OLDHAM'S LANE 797-1/2/167 (West side (off)) 26/04/74 Farm buildings at Harricroft Farm (Formerly Listed as: OLDHAMS LANE Harricroft Farmhouse and buildings to north)

GV II

Farm buildings, comprising main barn, shippons and stables around a yard. The barn is dated 1832, the shippons and stable range may be somewhat earlier. Well-coursed and squared stone to barn, rougher rubble to shippons and stable; heavy slate roofs. EXTERIOR AND PLAN: main barn is L-plan, with 2-storey southern range, perhaps originally intended as stabling. 3 doors, 2 now windows and partially blocked, each with window alongside. Single semi-circular window towards the right, with stressed architrave with keystone. 2 bulls-eye windows at upper level, each side of date stone, with initials 'R.A.'. Ventilation slits below these upper windows. Return wing to rear has full-height segmentally arched opposing doors, with 2 windows to right, and a semi-circular window to left, with stressed architrave with keystone. Ventilation slits above. Heavy voussoirs and keystones to main entrance arches, the other openings with flat lintels. Shippons adjoin barn at right angles, and together with the stable range, enclose the yard: single storey, with central and outer doorways divided by windows, the central doorway itself now a window. Stable range at right angles substantially altered and partially rebuilt in brick. INTERIOR: not inspected.



Listing NGR: SD7020512100

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
476197
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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