Description

WHALLEY ACCRINGTON ROAD (off)
SD 73 SW
6/54 Park Head Farmhouse
13-2-1967
GV II

House, probably early C17, altered 1838. Sandstone rubble with stone slate
roof. 2 storeys. Main range of 2 bays with mullioned and transomed
windows, ovolo-moulded with outer chamfer, the stonework now worn and
partly repaired with cement. The left-hand bay has 8 lights on the ground
floor and 6 above. The right-hand bay has 10 lights on the ground floor
and 8 above. At the left on the ground floor is a 2-light C19 mullioned
window. Between bays is a single-storey gabled porch. The door has a
chamfered stone surround with pointed arch. Above is a plaque inscribed:
'IT [John Taylor] 1838'. At the left is a one-bay cross-wing which has C19
mullioned windows, of 4 lights on the ground floor and 3 above. Set back
at the left is a projection which has a 2-light mullioned window between
storeys, and a ground-floor doorway with plain reveals within an earlier
window opening. Chimneys on left-hand wall of cross-wing, with projecting
stack, and on right-hand gable. Right-hand gable has coping with kneelers
and finials.

Listing NGR: SD7463034843

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458184

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Suffolk: East (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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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets