Description

SD 82 SW RAWTENSTALL HURST LANE

6/207 Lower Chapel Hill Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse, probably early C18, altered, now derelict. Sandstone rubble, stone
slate roof with 2 ridge chimneys. T-shaped: single-depth 3-bay plan with
short wing to centre of east side incorporating porch. Two storeys: front to
lane has irregular fenestration, windows either mullioned or square, those at
ground floor with thin hoodmoulds, and those on each floor at right end both
with double-recessed heads, 1st floor window at left end 3 small lights
blocked. Right (south) gable has a plain doorway, a square 2-light window on
each floor; rear of this bay has one vertical rectangular light with long
hoodmould continued to the right. Wing has plain doorway offset to left, one
window each floor here and in left side. Later lean-to in further angle.
North gable has raised doorway, window to left, and small cellar light below
this. Interior: middle bay has chamfered beams supported at south end by
steel beam replacing former inglenook bressumer.

Listing NGR: SD8170923550

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26493554

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)