Description

UP HOLLAND

SD5005 DENHOLME
783-1/6/35 (South side)
07/01/52 Newgate Farmhouse
(Formerly Listed as:
SKELMERSDALE AND HOLLAND
ORMSKIRK ROAD
Newgate Farmhouse)

II*

Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1707 on porch (but may be
earlier), enlarged and altered. Coursed thin sandstone rubble
with quoins, re-constituted stone tile roof.
Irregular half-H plan formed by a one-bay baffle-entry main
range with a porch to the left and a wing to the rear, and a
projecting cross-wing to the right; plus an addition in the
rear angle. Two storeys and attic, 1:1:1 windows; with a
chamfered plinth and plain 1st-floor band. The 2-storey gabled
porch has a round-headed doorway with ovolo-moulded jambs and
head, moulded imposts, and a studded inner door with strap
hinges; a large square datestone over the outer doorway with a
stepped surround to a carved plaque which has raised
lettering: R/W S/1707; a 3-light window at 1st floor with
chamfered flush mullions, and a small oculus in the apex with
rope surround, both these openings with wedge-shaped bands
over them. The housepart to the right has a 5-light mullioned
window on each floor.
The wing to the right has a blocked 2-light mullioned window
on each floor of the re-entrant side, and its gable wall has a
5-light mullioned window on each floor, a round-headed
one-light window to the attic, and a corner chimney to the
right. The left gable wall of the main range has a 2-light
firewindow towards the rear, a simple hoodmould over this
continued into the rear wing where it is interrupted by the
lower of 2 altered windows. The rear gable of this wing has a
doorway with plain surround, and one 3-light casement window.
INTERIOR: housepart has wide inglenook with large chamfered
bressumer, and large lateral beam with unstopped chamfer;
doglegged staircase to rear of 2nd bay, with moulded string,
square newels, stout turned balusters and broad moulded
handrail; large forked beam in rear service room next to
staircase.
HISTORY: the plan of this house closely resembles that of
No.178 Ormskirk Road (qv), approx 200m west.

Listing NGR: SD5089805238

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532923

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)