Description

LATHOM

SD41SE HALL LANE
663-1/3/64 (East side)
11/06/91 Taylor's Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. Later C17, probably in 2 or more builds; altered.
Coursed sandstone rubble and some handmade red brick, stone
slate roof. T-plan formed by 2-unit baffle-entry main range
with crosswing to the left and outshut to the rear of the
right-hand end.
Two storeys, 1:2 windows, with a blocked former principal
doorway at the junction of the 2nd and 3rd bays, and an
inserted doorway to the right of that, protected by a C20
glazed porch; one window on each floor to the left, that at
ground floor with a simple hoodmould, one on each floor to the
right, and one on each floor of the wing, all now C20
casements with raised sills and concrete lintels. Former ridge
chimney at junction of 2nd and 3rd bays now removed; gable
chimney to the right, and corner chimney to the wing. The
return wall of the wing has an inserted doorway and inserted
window.
The gable of the right-hand end is of handmade red brick. At
the rear the gable of the wing has a 3-light casement at
ground floor and a 3-light horizontal sliding sash at 1st
floor, the main range has 3-light sliding sashes on both
floors, and the outshut (which is not tied in) has a 4-pane
bottom-hinged casement and a blocked doorway.
INTERIOR: the house part has an inglenook with a very large
moulded bressummer, a large lateral beam with quarter-round
moulding, and at the lower end 2 wide doorways with fielded
panel doors; the parlour in the wing has a stop-chamfered beam
with forked outer end; the 3rd bay has simpler beams; altered
staircase in rear room of wing, former staircase in 3rd bay
removed; 1st floor not inspected but said to have more beams.

Listing NGR: SD4580210590

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585080

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings