Lower Townhouse Farm is a Grade II* listed building in the Pendle local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1952. A Post-Medieval House.

Lower Townhouse Farm

WRENN ID
worn-roof-shade
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 March 1952
Type
House
Period
Post-Medieval
Address
Lower Townhouse Farm, Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, BB9 9LR
OS grid reference
SD 877 374
Coordinates
53.83324, -2.18731
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Townhouse Farm is a Grade II* listed house dating from the 17th century, with multiple phases of construction. The building is made of rubble with large stone quoins and features a stone slate roof. It has a three-cell main range and a rear wing. The front of the house includes a single-storey porch made of massive stone blocks, topped with a slate roof, and featuring a moulded Tudor arched door.

On the ground floor, there is a single light window where the mullion has been removed, along with two two-light windows, a seven-light window with a king mullion, and a five-light window. All ground floor windows are adorned with drip labels. The first floor has two three-light windows and one four-light window, along with a small 18th-century opening. A stepped chimney is located on the right-hand return, next to a two-light window on the ground floor and a five-light window on the first floor. The rear gabled wing, which likely dates from the 17th century, features two- and three-light windows.

Inside, there is an original oak screen, believed to be medieval, with decorative carving. The site is associated with Cluniac monks, although the house itself is of a later date. Further development details can be found in the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England publication.

Local climate

Lower Townhouse Farm sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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