Description

SD 92NE BLACKSHAW C.P. SCHOOL LAND LANE
SD 954288 Colden
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7/41 Land Farmhouse and attached
barn(formerly listed as
1.11.66 Land Farmhouse)

- II

House, initialled and dated "17 IMG 55', with added barn c.1850 altered mid C20
to form extra accommodation; has inserted C17 windows and 2-storey porch,
brought from various locations including the demolished Schofield Hall,
Hollingworth Lake, Rochdale. Hammer-dressed stone, blue slate roof. House,
though mid C18, entirely C17 in style. 2-room front with housebody and parlour
which has small rear room. Gable entry. South-east front has double chamfered
mullioned windows with king mullions of 8 lights and 6 lights to ground floor
and 8 lights and 5 lights to lst floor. Left hand return wall has gable entry
doorway over which is date plaque; 2 single lights to 1st floor. Coped gables
with kneelers. Rear has 3-light chamfered mullioned window with arched lights
with sunken spandrels (probably reused from earlier house on this site). Barn
at right angles has inserted C17 doorway with ogee lintel and chamfered surround
to left of 10-light double chamfered mullioned and transomed window with ovolo
moulded mullions. 1st floor has arch-headed light and 4-light double chamfered
mullioned window. Lateral mid C20 stack to left of former segmental arched cart
entry (blocked) with simple Venetian window over. West side of barn has similar
archway and window to left of fine 2-storey porch which has quoins, coped gable
and kneelers, ogee lintel to doorway with finely stop chamfered surround over
which is 3-light double chamfered mullioned window. To right of porch are
4-light double chamfered mullioned windows to each floor. North gable has 3
garage doorways with 2 double chamfered mullioned windows of 5 lights over to
lst floor. Coped gable with kneelers and baluster finials. House lacks stacks
though retains fireplace with chamfered surround and altered lintel.
C.F. Stell, p.143, 145, 291.

Listing NGR: SD9544628864

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26556595

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