Blackamoor Hall

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SD 42 SE 3/23

BRETHERTON SOUTH ROAD No 201 (Blackhurst Hall)

(Formerly listed as Blackamoor Hall, previously listed as Blackhurst Farmhouse)

4.9.75

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Probably earlier C17, altered. Handmade brick with stone quoins at ground floor, slate roof.

T-plan: Two bays with two-bay crosswing at west end. Two storeys; some remains of diaper pattern of blue headers, one lozenge remaining at first floor of north side; all openings altered but breaks in coursing of bricks in line with ridge chimney at junction of bays in centre of north side suggest former doorway here; altered three-light casement each side, that on the right breaking into remains of former brick mullion window, two smaller altered casements at first floor, the lozenge between them: gable of wing to right has segmental-headed stairlight, and one altered window on each floor; right return wall of this wing has a tall projecting chimney stack, to the front of this the outline of a small former two or three-light window, and to the rear the outline of a square window, both under the eaves. Left gable end has lintel of former door near front corner; rear has all altered openings, including modern porch to first bay and French windows to wing.

Interior: altered, but second bay and both rooms in wing have beams with deep rounded chamfer with cyma stops; modern staircases in front bay of wing and at end wall of first bay said to be in original positions.

Listing NGR: SD4734820384