Description

ORMSKIRK

SD4108SE BURSCOUGH STREET
663-1/8/133 (West side)
11/08/72 No.65
Ormskirk Division Agricultural Club,
with forecourt and steps

II

Dispensary, now club. 1830, altered. Sandstone ashlar facade
(sides and rear of red brick in English garden wall bond),
stone slate roof with central skylight. Rectangular plan, set
back from road, with raised forecourt. Greek Revival style.
Single storey, 3 bays, symmetrical, a pedimented tetrastyle
Doric portico in the centre, pilastered corners, and an
entablature with cornice and blocking course. Under the
portico is a tall doorway with moulded architrave, glazed and
panelled double doors, and a wide overlight with geometrical
glazing bars; and to each side is a 16-pane sashed window with
moulded architrave. The portico is approached by a flight of
steps to the width of the centre bay, rising through a raised
flagged forecourt with ashlar retaining walls. the left side
wall has a blocked doorway in the centre and an inserted
doorway near the rear corner. INTERIOR: central hall with
pilastered walls (the left and right sides interrupted by
inserted arches), coved ceiling and large rectangular
skylight; otherwise, altered.

Listing NGR: SD4151508476

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26515507

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)