Pair of Cottages at Harricroft Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1974. A Victorian Cottages. 1 related planning application.
Pair of Cottages at Harricroft Farm
- WRENN ID
- under-brick-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Bolton North East MP: Kirith Entwistle (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1974
- Type
- Cottages
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Pair of Cottages at Harricroft Farm, Oldhams Lane, BL1 7NS
- OS grid reference
- SD 702 120
- Coordinates
- 53.60439, -2.45174
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A pair of cottages dating from the early 19th century, situated at Harricroft Farm. The cottages are constructed of roughly coursed and squared stone with a hipped slate roof. The exterior presents a 4-window range, with each cottage featuring a central doorway and renewed windows in original openings, topped with flat stone lintels. Stone corbels are present at the eaves. The rear elevation is largely blank, with small windows only on the upper floor. A substantial axial stack is constructed of stone, with a brick section. The interior was not inspected.
Local climate
Pair of Cottages at Harricroft Farm sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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