Description

WRIGHTINGTON APPLEY LANE NORTH (off)
SD 50 NW Appley Bridge

10/87 Spring Bank
22-2-1967
II

House. C17 with C19 alterations. Sandstone rubble and timber framing with
stone slate roof. West slope of roof covered by felt. 2 storeys. West
facade has weathered offset level with 1st floor to right of straight-
joint. On the ground floor is a 4-light chamfered mullioned window.
Immediately to its left is a horizontal sliding sash window with plain
reveals. On the 1st floor are 2 rows of 3 square timber panels. The left-
hand upper panel has 2 diagonal braces to the wallplate. To its right is
a 5-light window with timber mullions. The right-hand part of the upper
storey has been rebuilt in narrow courses of rubble. Beyond the straight-
joint to the left the stonework is similar. On the 1st floor is a
horizontal sash window with plain reveals. On the ground floor is a door
with similar reveals. Chimney on right-hand gable has brick cap. The east
wall is similar in appearance. It has a 4-light chamfered window on the
ground floor, a straight joint in a similar place, and timber-framing in
the centre of the 1st floor. This is in 2 rows of 2 square panels and
contains a 4-light window. Interior: not accessible at time of survey
(February 1987). Illustrations by Singleton show chamfered ceiling beams,
including a firehood bressumer, and a tie-beam truss with king post and
raking struts. He discusses the development of the house without reaching
firm conclusions. The light scantling of the timbering makes it possible
that it is contemporary with the C17 masonry and mullioned windows on the
ground floor. It seems certain that the house is the remaining part of a
larger building. Singleton, W.A. Old Houses in Lancashire, Trans. Hist.
Soc. Lancs. Ches., 109, 1957, pp 47-61.

Listing NGR: SD5245809900

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26524693

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (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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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)