Bourne'S Farmhouse

SD 51 NW EUXTON RUNSHAW LANE

4/116 Bourne's Farmhouse - - II

Farmhouse, dated 1688, altered. Brick, some stone, stone plinth, some stone quoins; slate roof with modern chimney behind the ridge and one at left side wall. L-shaped 3-bay plan, the 1st bay built as receding crosswing, C19 outshut in angle to rear of 1st and 2nd bays. Two storeys; chamfered stone plinth to 1st 2 bays, stone base to 3rd bay; front wall of C19 brick, gabled in 1st bay; board door at junction of 2nd and 3rd bays, 3 C19 windows each floor; set in wall above door is square datestone lettered in relief S . Right gable wall has 2 T A 1688 vertically aligned doors (the upper blocked); rear of wing has quoins, a small stairlight with hoodmould for former 3-light window, 1st floor window with similar hoodmould, one ground floor window and a blocked attic light. Original rear wall of 2nd bay is of stone. Interior: some quarter-round moulded beams; star-patterned splat balusters to dogleg stair; large roof trusses visible, with low tie beams - one c. 2 metres from chimney stack which may have been smoke bay.

Listing NGR: SD5355819589