Description

BRETHERTON SOUTH ROAD
SD 42 SE
3/23 Blackamoor Hall (formerly listed
as Blackhurst Farmhouse)
4.9.75
GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Probably earlier C17, altered. Handmade brick with
stone quoins at ground floor, slate roof. T-plan: 2 bays with 2-bay
crosswing at west end. Two storeys; some remains of diaper pattern of blue
headers, one lozenge remaining at lst floor of north side; all openings
altered but breaks in coursing of bricks in line with ridge chimney at
junction of bays in centre of north side suggest former doorway here; altered
3-light casement each side, that on the right breaking into remains of former
brick mullion window, 2 smaller altered casements at 1st floor, the lozenge
between them: gable of wing to right has segmental-headed stairlight, and one
altered window on each floor; right return wall of this wing has a tall
projecting chimney stack, to the front of this the outline of a small former 2
or 3-light window, and to the rear the outline of a square window, both under
the eaves. Left gable end has lintel of former door near front corner; rear
has all altered openings, including modern porch to 1st bay and French windows
to wing. Interior: altered, but 2nd bay and both rooms in wing have beams
with deep rounded chamfer with cyma stops; modern staircases in front bay of
wing and at end wall of 1st bay said to be in original positions.

Listing NGR: SD4734820384

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26456785

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)