366 AND 368, NEWCHURCH ROAD

SD 82 SE BACUP NEWCHURCH ROAD Stacksteads

7/46 Nos. 366 and 368 - GV II

Pair of houses, c,1800, altered in later C19. Watershot coursed sandstone, roofs of stone slate and slate with one chimney stack on the ridge and one at each gable. Double depth plan, each house one bay. Built on slope, 3 1/2 storeys presenting only 2 storeys to the front: 2 doorways with plain surrounds, 3 vertical rectangular windows at ground floor and a 4 above (No. 366 is symmetrical double-fronted); left return wall of No. 366 has long flight of external stone steps to attic doorway in gable, originally entirely cantilevered, but now supported at lower level by brick infill. Principal feature of interest is rear wall which has 2 doorways with plain surrounds flanked by stepped triple-light windows at lower ground floor, and 2 similar windows on each floor above (and 5 smaller windows). History: probably associated with domestic manufacture. (Item resembles Nos. 320 and 322 Newchurch Road, q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD8510121692