68, 70 AND 72, MAIN STREET

These are a group of late 18th-century houses located on the south side of Main Street, Warton. They are built of rendered rubble, with a slate roof. The properties consist of three houses, numbers 68, 70 and 72. Numbers 70 and 72 are identical in appearance, each featuring a door to the left, set within a plain stone surround that has a semi-circular head with a raised keystone and shoulders. Beside the door is a sash window with glazing bars, also in a plain stone surround; a matching window is located above on the first floor. Number 68, to the right, has a similar door surround, but incorporates a shop window with small panes to the left and a simpler window to the right. The first floor of number 68 has a double sash window with glazing bars, separated by a stone mullion. The right-hand gable is skewed, indicating it abuts an adjacent building, and rock-faced quoins are present, which may be of a later date.