Description

SD 61 SE
4/22

HORWICH
CHORLEY OLD ROAD (south side)
Ridgmont House Masonic Hall

II
House, now Masonic Hall. Early C19. Stucco with stone dressings and hipped stone slate roof. Two storeys, eight bays, three-bay centre breaks forward under pediment. Sill bands and top cornice. Windows have plain surrounds and are sashed with glazing bars and horns. Central first floor window in recess with consoles to top cornice; pediment above has round recess. Entrance has semi-circular porch with two Doric columns and two demi-columns six-panel door. Three cross-axial stacks. Right return of four bays is similar. Rear has three bay bow to left hand end and entrance with inscription above; four lines from The Task by William Cowper referring to greenhouse, possibly indicating former conservatory. Interior has stair with iron balusters and four six-panel doors. Built for Thomas Ridgway, one of the founders of Wallsuches Bleach Works.

Listing NGR: SD6521911312

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26320151

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas