Great House Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Chorley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1952. Barn, cafe. 5 related planning applications.
Great House Barn
- WRENN ID
- western-vault-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chorley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1952
- Type
- Barn, cafe
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
RIVINGTON RIVINGTON LANE SD 61 SW 14/184 22.10.52 Great House Barn GV II
Barn, now cafe. Probably C16, but dated 1702 in gable; reduced; restored, altered and enlarged c.1905 by Jonathan Simpson for Lord Leverhulme. Cruck frame, cladding of squared sandstone and stone slates. Now 3 bays but formerly longer, with aisles added c.1905, the roof carried down over them on flatter pitch to a very low level; now very broad south gable wall has Tudor-style timber-framed porch in centre (C20), a large 5-light flush mullion window on each side and similar 4-light window over the porch, a datestone above this window lettered in relief A north gable has a T A R 1702 continuous 17-light window at ground floor and 4-light window above. Interior: 2 full cruck trusses on very large boulder padstones, with blades of large scantling, collars, yokes, and replacement tie-beams; aisles blades principals, dorsals and windbraced purlins appear to be all modern additions. Reference: VCH Lancs V p.289.
Listing NGR: SD6287713885
Detailed Attributes
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