Description

HELSBY C.P. LOWER RAKE LANE
SJ 47 NE
(East Side)
1/119
Rake House.
23/7/1975
II
Farmhouse, now house, 1807; Flemish bond brown brick; graded grey
slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 windows; formerly 2 windows but 2-storey
1-room bay added to left, probably early C19. Wide half-glazed door
with margin panes and fielded lower panels in moulded case with corner
roses, central in right portion. 16-pane sashes, recessed in right
portion, flush in left portion. Left portion has pale headers.
Slightly cambered gauged brick window arches, those in left portion
more sharply curved. Stone over door inscribed E.H.1807. 3
diminishing chimneys of brick. Taller later C19 rear wing has no
visible features of special interest.
Interior not inspected.
Attached farm buildings (dated EH 1826 and converted to dwellings) are
not included in this item.

Listing NGR: SJ4887175718

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26545211

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)