Description

SD 82 NE
3/26

BACUP, Deerplay,
(off) BURNLEY ROAD
Clifton Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse and cottage, probably later C18; now one dwelling. Coursed
sandstone (house) and watershot coursed rubble (cottage), stone slate
roof with ridge chimney stack at the junction and gable chimneys.
Single pile plan, each part 2 bays. Two storeys; each part symmetrical
with central doorway, that to the house on the left covered by a
single-storey gabled porch, a similar porch to the cottage on the
right having been removed leaving only the gable line over the door; and
with 2 stepped triple-light windows on each floor (except that to right
of porch of house, which is square), the house having in addition a similar
window anciently blocked between these at 1st floor. (At the left end,
breaking forwards, is a range of farmbuildings, altered and not included
in the item). Rear (north facing) wall has at ground floor only one
square window and 3 very small ones, at 1st floor one 2-light mullioned
window. Interior: each part has a stone staircase, house has a vaulted cellar
with stone side shelves and a rectangular window to the front blocked
externally

Listing NGR: SD8576226073

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26643891

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)