Shireburn Cottages

Shireburn Cottages are a group of almshouses built in 1706. They were relocated from Kemple on Longridge Fell and rebuilt in 1946, during which a first floor was added to the wings and the number of doorways leading off the courtyard was reduced from ten to four. The cottages are constructed from squared, coursed sandstone and feature a stone slate roof.

The main building has a central block with a projecting pediment and two wings that extend forward to create a courtyard, which is enclosed by a stone balustrade. Due to the original site's slope, the front of the courtyard and wings is elevated on a masonry base, accessed by a flight of ten semi-circular stone steps. The original sections of the building have ovolo-moulded cross windows set in plain stone surrounds.

The central pedimented area consists of three bays with projecting quoins and a bolection-moulded door surround. Above the entrance, a plaque notes the rebuilding, and above the first-floor windows, the inscription reads 'Shireburns Almshouses'. The pediment features the arms of Shireburne in lead and is topped with three vases.

On either side of the central section, there are two pairs of ground-floor windows. Each projecting wing has a doorway at the angle, with the left one inscribed 'Aighton' and the right one inscribed 'Chaigley'. The return walls of the wings also have similar doorways, with the left (north) one inscribed 'Bailey' and the right one 'Ribchester'. To the east of each doorway are paired windows, while a single window is located to the west. The first floor features 20th-century mullioned windows that match the overall style. The gables of the wings have two ground-floor windows, with moulded plaques on the first floor indicating the original townships, and the gable copings are adorned with finials and roundels representing cocks, all with plain stone surrounds.