Description

SD 52 SE WHITTLE-LE-WOODS SHAW BROW

3/170 Nos. 1, 3, 4 and Hilltop
26.11.1975 (Formerly listed as Nos.1-6 (consec)
- II Almshouses)

Row of 6 almshouses, dated 1841, now 4 dwellings. Dressed stone on plinth
of large blocks, (random rubble sides and rear), slate roof with seven
2-flue chimneys. Long rectangular plan, 2 storeys, single-pile with a
continuous single-storey outshut to the rear. All the houses are of one
bay with the doorway on the left and one window on each floor, but the
1st and 5th doorways have been replaced by windows; doorways have plain
stone cases, and Nos. 3 and 4 have studded doors with long fleur-de-lys
headed hinges; all windows have 2 round-headed lights. At centre of
first floor is a large stone tablet in a moulded frame, with incised
lettering:
These six Cottages were Erected
AD 1841
By Susanna Daughter and sole Heiress of
Peter Brooke of Astley Hall in the
County of Lancaster Esqr; for the benefit
of Poor Persons, Natives of, resident in, and
belonging to the Township of
Chorley.

Listing NGR: SD5797420957

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26500194

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)