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Blackhurst Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Bretherton, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6773 / 53°40'38"N

Longitude: -2.7985 / 2°47'54"W

OS Eastings: 347348

OS Northings: 420384

OS Grid: SD473203

Mapcode National: GBR 8TWX.XJ

Mapcode Global: WH85Y.ZTJT

Plus Code: 9C5VM6G2+WH

Entry Name: Blackhurst Hall

Listing Date: 4 September 1975

Last Amended: 30 January 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1163212

English Heritage Legacy ID: 184274

ID on this website: 101163212

Location: Bretherton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR26

County: Lancashire

District: Chorley

Civil Parish: Bretherton

Built-Up Area: Bretherton

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Bretherton St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

Tagged with: House

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 7 January 2025 to update the name and address and reformat the text to current standards

SD 42 SE
3/23

BRETHERTON
SOUTH ROAD
No 201 (Blackhurst Hall)

(Formerly listed as Blackamoor Hall, previously listed as Blackhurst Farmhouse)

4.9.75

GV
II

Farmhouse, now house. Probably earlier C17, altered. Handmade brick with stone quoins at ground floor, slate roof.

T-plan: Two bays with two-bay crosswing at west end. Two storeys; some remains of diaper pattern of blue headers, one lozenge remaining at first floor of north side; all openings altered but breaks in coursing of bricks in line with ridge chimney at junction of bays in centre of north side suggest former doorway here; altered three-light casement each side, that on the right breaking into remains of former brick mullion window, two smaller altered casements at first floor, the lozenge between them: gable of wing to right has segmental-headed stairlight, and one altered window on each floor; right return wall of this wing has a tall projecting chimney stack, to the front of this the outline of a small former two or three-light window, and to the rear the outline of a square window, both under the eaves. Left gable end has lintel of former door near front corner; rear has all altered openings, including modern porch to first bay and French windows to wing.

Interior: altered, but second bay and both rooms in wing have beams with deep rounded chamfer with cyma stops; modern staircases in front bay of wing and at end wall of first bay said to be in original positions.

Listing NGR: SD4734820384

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