Listed buildings in Clayton-le-Woods

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Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The parish contains 12 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish is largely residential, the major settlement being the village of Clayton-le-Woods. The oldest listed buildings are, or originated as, farmhouses or farm buildings. Later structures are two weavers' cottages, a church, a stable, an ice house
, a milestone, and a school.

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Grade Criteria[1]
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Crow Trees
53°42′54″N 2°38′15″W / 53.71488°N 2.63737°W / 53.71488; -2.63737 (Crow Trees)
Early 17th century
(or before) 		A former farmhouse in brick with stone dressings and a
bressumer.[2]
 II*
Barn, Crow Trees
53°42′53″N 2°38′13″W / 53.71475°N 2.63684°W / 53.71475; -2.63684 (Barn, Crow Trees)
—
 Early 17th century (probable) A cruck-framed barn, clad in brick and stone, with a slate roof, in four bays. In the first bay is a loft approached by stone steps, and in the third bay are opposed wagon entrances. Inside are two full cruck trusses.[3] II
Lord Nelson public house
53°42′15″N 2°38′11″W / 53.70408°N 2.63652°W / 53.70408; -2.63652 (Lord Nelson public house)
1668 Originally a farmhouse, later used as a public house, it initially consisted of a hall and cross-wing, and has been extended with the addition of a large gabled wing at the front. The building is in sandstone with slate roofs, in a modified F-shaped plan, with two storeys and three bays. Between the extension and the original hall is a two-storey gabled porch with a segmental-headed doorway. Some mullioned windows have been retained, and the other windows are altered.[4][5] II
Dovecote House Farmhouse
53°42′17″N 2°38′55″W / 53.70479°N 2.64848°W / 53.70479; -2.64848 (Dovecote House Farmhouse)
—
 1698 (or earlier) The farmhouse is in brick on a stone
timber-framed partitions.[4][6]
 II
Hawksclough Farmhouse
53°42′43″N 2°38′56″W / 53.71193°N 2.64875°W / 53.71193; -2.64875 (Hawksclough Farmhouse)
—
 c. 1700 A brick farmhouse with a stone-slate roof in three storeys with a symmetrical three-
Roman Catholic worship before St Bede's church was built in 1824.[7][8]
 II
Lilac Cottage and Lilac Cottage Three Doors Down
53°42′13″N 2°38′39″W / 53.70369°N 2.64422°W / 53.70369; -2.64422 (Lilac Cottages)
—
 Late 18th century A pair of
loomshops between them. They are in sandstone with slate roofs, in two storeys, and have a long rectangular plan with a four-bay front. The house doors are at the ends, and central paired doors are inserted into the loomshop windows. There are two more loomshop windows at the rear.[9]
 II
586 and 588 Preston Road
53°42′25″N 2°38′21″W / 53.70708°N 2.63911°W / 53.70708; -2.63911 (586 and 588 Preston Road)
—
 Late 18th or early 19th century A pair of
loomshop windows at the front and rear.[10]
 II
St Bede's Church and Presbytery
53°42′28″N 2°38′20″W / 53.70775°N 2.63898°W / 53.70775; -2.63898 (St Bede's Church and Presbytery)
1823 A
Roman Catholic church designed by Thomas Burgess in sandstone with a slate roof. It is in a single cell, and has three round-headed windows on the sides. On the entrance front are a round-headed doorway with a fanlight and double doors, above which are two small lunettes. On the roof is a copper bell turret with a spirelet, added in 1964. Inside is a west gallery, and a sanctuary arch with Ionic columns. Attached to the west end of the church is a presbytery with a symmetrical three-bay gabled front and 2+1⁄2 storeys.[4][11]
 II
Stable
53°42′29″N 2°38′21″W / 53.70793°N 2.63926°W / 53.70793; -2.63926 (Stable)
—
 c. 1825 The former stable is in
quoins and has a slate roof. There are two storeys and two bays. It has two doorways and three square windows.[4][12]
 II
Ice house
53°42′25″N 2°39′30″W / 53.70685°N 2.65837°W / 53.70685; -2.65837 (Ice house)
—
 Early 19th century (probable) The ice house is probably associated with Cuerden Hall. It is built in earth-covered brick, and consists of an egg-shaped vessel 11 feet (3.4 m) in diameter and 14 feet (4.3 m) high internally. The vessel is entered through a barrel vaulted tunnel 12 feet (3.7 m) long and 6 feet (1.8 m) high.[13] II
Milestone
53°42′33″N 2°38′27″W / 53.70918°N 2.64082°W / 53.70918; -2.64082 (Milestone)
—
 Early 19th century (probable) The milestone consists of a wedge-shaped stone slab about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high. On the sides are iron plates inscribed with the distances in miles to Preston and Chorley.[14] II
School
53°42′28″N 2°38′18″W / 53.70783°N 2.63832°W / 53.70783; -2.63832 (School)
—
 c. 1830 The school was extended, probably in the 1870s. It is in sandstone with a slate roof, and has a rectangular plan with six bays and two storeys. The porch is at the left end and has a round-headed doorway with a fanlight. Most of the windows are rectangular, and there is a round-headed window in the right gable wall.[4][15] II

References

Citations

  1. ^ Historic England
  2. ^ Historic England & 1211203
  3. ^ Historic England & 1074105
  4. ^ a b c d e Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 234
  5. ^ Historic England & 1072540
  6. ^ Historic England & 1072449
  7. ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 235
  8. ^ Historic England & 1204041
  9. ^ Historic England & 1204070
  10. ^ Historic England & 1204065
  11. ^ Historic England & 1281404
  12. ^ Historic England & 1072448
  13. ^ Historic England & 1072450
  14. ^ Historic England & 1072446
  15. ^ Historic England & 1072447

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