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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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)