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Latitude: 53.6986 / 53°41'55"N
Longitude: -2.597 / 2°35'49"W
OS Eastings: 360682
OS Northings: 422630
OS Grid: SD606226
Mapcode National: GBR BT9N.KW
Mapcode Global: WH976.29MD
Plus Code: 9C5VMCX3+C6
Entry Name: Brown House Farmhouse
Listing Date: 17 April 1967
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1072484
English Heritage Legacy ID: 184460
ID on this website: 101072484
Location: Higher Wheelton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6
County: Lancashire
District: Chorley
Civil Parish: Wheelton
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Heapey St Barnabas
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: Farmhouse
WHEELTON BROWN HOUSE LANE
SD 62 SW
Higher Wheelton
6/206 Brown House Farmhouse
17.4.67
- II
Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1697 on lintel, enlarged in C18; altered.
Coursed sandstone rubble, stone slate roof with gable copings and kneelers,
brick chimneys. Two-bay end-baffle-entry plan with shallow rear outshut to
1st bay now covered by full-with double-depth addition built at right
angles. Two storeys; high chamfered plinth; doorway at right hand end (in
line with gable chimney) has moulded surround, the moulding on the lintel
stepped over a square recess containing a "4-leaf clover", and hoodmould
run out to left over a recessed 5-light mullioned window lacking 2
mullions; above the hoodmould over the door a recessed decorated datestone
lettered in relief R ; lst bay has a recessed 3-light mullion window
R G
1697
with hoodmould, 1st floor has at right end above door a similar 2-light
window, and 2 other windows, both with a remaining chamfered flush
mullion. Added chimney on centre of ridge. Left gable wall has an altered
window with remains of a hoodmould at ground floor, and 2 and 3-light
windows above, both with hoodmoulds, the former lacking one mullion.
Modern lean-to extension covers junction with rear wing, which has altered
flat mullion windows on both floors on this side (possibly formerly a
loomshop) and on the other side 2 doors and 2 windows at ground floor,
altered flat mullion windows above. Interior: altered, but front part of
1st bay (former parlour) has one stop-chamfered beam.
Listing NGR: SD6068222630
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