Description

KINGSLEY C.P. BLACK LANE, Whiston
SK 04 NW
(south side)
10/270
- Barn approx. 2m
east of Stable
House Farmhouse

GV II

Barn (possibly also a workshop). Early to mid-C19 with C20 alteration.
Moulded copper-slag blocks with sandstone ashlar dressings; tiled roof;
verge parapets; small ridge stack to left of centre. 2-storey front
of four 2-light chamfered mullioned windows inset from right over 4
openings, all except centre door have been enlarged or inserted; part
of original 2-light window (as first floor) remains to right. Round-
arch entrance to right gable end over a flight of steps. Apart from
a small shed this group, consisting of house (q.v.) and 2 barns (q.v.)
is the only example in the locality made from such an unusual material.
The smelting site lay approximately 200m north of the group and was
possibly a model to promote a wider distribution of the blocks, which
was never achieved. It is also quite conceivable that the name of
the lane is derived from the extraordinary inky irridescence of the
construction.

Listing NGR: SK0391447119

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26484251

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
• 
  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)