Description

ORMSKIRK

SD40NW PRESCOT ROAD
663-1/4/172 (West side)
11/08/72 Wimbrick House

II

Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1783 on rainwater head at left
corner. Hand-made brown brick in Flemish bond (English garden
wall bond sides and rear).
Rectangular double-depth double-fronted plan, plus small
service wing attached to rear left corner.
Two storeys plus cellars and attics, 3 windows, almost
symmetrical.
The doorway, offset slightly right, is round-headed with a
tall pedimented architrave including panelled pilasters and
rosettes on the entablatures, a 4-panel door, and fanlight
with radiating glazing bars. The ground floor has 2 large
segmental-headed tripartite sashed windows with glazing bars;
the 1st floor has 3 widely spaced 12-pane sashed windows; and
all these sashes are unhorned and have exposed boxes. Gable
chimneys.
Attached to the left corner is a downspout which has a lead
rainwater head and bracket below with raised lettering "R S"
and "1783 respectively. This gable has a round-headed attic
window; and attached to the rear corner is a low single-storey
service wing with a lean-to porch in the angle and tripartite
windows.
The right-hand gable wall has 2 large tripartite windows at
ground floor, like those at the front, two 12-pane sashes at
1st floor, and a round-headed attic window; and continued to
the rear a ramped screen wall with an archway at the junction.
The rear has a lean-to porch in the centre (altered as a
toilet, and the doorway blocked), a C20 tripartite window to
the right (like the others) and two 12-pane sashes above.
INTERIOR: elegant stone spiral staircase in enclosed position
between kitchen and morning room, continued down to cellars.

Listing NGR: SD4074407516

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584912

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2