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Top Lock House

A Grade II Listed Building in Brindle, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6872 / 53°41'13"N

Longitude: -2.6131 / 2°36'47"W

OS Eastings: 359607

OS Northings: 421368

OS Grid: SD596213

Mapcode National: GBR BT6S.2Z

Mapcode Global: WH975.TLV5

Plus Code: 9C5VM9PP+VQ

Entry Name: Top Lock House

Listing Date: 30 January 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1164196

English Heritage Legacy ID: 184369

ID on this website: 101164196

Location: Lower Copthurst, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6

County: Lancashire

District: Chorley

Civil Parish: Brindle

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Heapey St Barnabas

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description


HEAPEY COPTHURST BROW
SD 52 SE
5/116 Johnson's Hillock
- Top Lock House
GV II

Lock keeper's house with attached office (which is now shop), probably
c.1816. Coursed squared sandstone, stone slate roof. Built on slope of
canal embankment, single depth, 3 bays with office at left end.
Three-storey rear, 2 storey front, symmetrical, with gable chimneys,
central boarded door with plain stone surround, 2 windows at ground floor
and 3 above, those at the sides of 2 sashed lights each and that over the
door a 4-pane sash. Lean-to single-storey office at left end has a similar
door to the left and a sashed window without glazing bars. All windows
have stone sills and heads. Item is part of Johnson's Hillock lock group
on Leeds-Liverpool Canal, all the other elements of which are listed in
Whittle-le-Woods CP (q.v.).


Listing NGR: SD5960721368

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