Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17/07/2014

SJ2890
789-1/6/175

BIRKENHEAD
Bidston Village Road (North side)
Bidston
The Lilacs

(Formerly listed as The Lilacs. Outbuilding at The Lilacs)
(Formerly listed under HOYLAKE ROAD)

29/07/50

GV
II
Farmhouse, now subdivided. Late C17 but extensively restored. Coursed and squared sandstone rubble with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, 3-unit plan, the result of several different phases of construction. Original section possibly single unit to left with outer gable and short section possibly remains of original main range: inserted sash-type window in earlier opening to ground floor, 4-light mullioned window above beneath coped gable. Massive projecting stack in west return elevation. Entrance in gabled porch on angle with higher central block. Central door with 2-light mullioned windows each side, and stone mullioned windows above. High roof with coped gables and moulded kneelers. Lower wide gabled range to east, buttressed against its south wall, and with inserted windows on each floor. Door in lean-to porch to side.

Listing NGR: SJ2838690240

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26497267

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)