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Latitude: 53.5859 / 53°35'9"N
Longitude: -2.7811 / 2°46'52"W
OS Eastings: 348387
OS Northings: 410204
OS Grid: SD483102
Mapcode National: GBR 9V0Z.P9
Mapcode Global: WH86K.74XB
Plus Code: 9C5VH6P9+8H
Entry Name: Moorcroft House
Listing Date: 11 May 1953
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1220937
English Heritage Legacy ID: 386343
ID on this website: 101220937
Location: Newburgh, West Lancashire, WN8
County: Lancashire
District: West Lancashire
Civil Parish: Newburgh
Built-Up Area: Newburgh
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Newburgh Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
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NEWBURGH
SD4810 COBB'S BROW LANE
663-1/6/105 (South East side)
11/05/53 No.5
Moorcroft House
GV II
House, now flats. Dated 1741 on rainwater head; altered and
internally remodelled.
Handmade red brick in Flemish bond, with some sandstone
dressings and slate roof.
Two storeys and attics, 3 windows, symmetrical; with a low
plinth of sandstone rubble and a large moulded gutter cornice.
The doorway, up one semicircular step, has a moulded
architrave, a door of 8 fielded panels with an overlight of 4
shouldered panes, and a large semicircular canopy carried on
very elaborate carved console brackets.
The 2 windows at ground floor and the 3 above are all unhorned
12-pane sashes with exposed boxes, and have flat-arched heads
of gauged brick with keystones; and those to the left of the
doorway each have one pane opening as a casement.
To the right of the doorway is a downspout which has a large
rainwater head with raised lettering:
O
R C
1741
Gable chimneys, corbelled out. Attic windows in gable walls.
Right-hand gable wall mostly covered by attached former barn.
rear: segmental-headed openings, mostly altered. Forms group
with Nos 1 and 3 to the left (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD4838710204
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