Whitefield House is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1986. Farmhouse.

Whitefield House

WRENN ID
carved-terrace-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SCARISBRICK DRUMMERSDALE LANE SD 41 SW 9/24 Whitefield House - - II

Farmhouse, now store. Dated 1752 on porch; extended and altered. Handmade brick now all rendered, stone slate roof. Now 3 bays, but probably formerly 2 bays, of shallow double-depth plan, with projecting porch in centre of original building. Two storeys; except for 1st bay, symmetrical, with central gabled porch reaching to the eaves, square-headed doorway with imposts and keystone (suggesting formerly arched opening), the keystone shouldered and inscribed B in cursive script; J J 1752 two 3-light sliding sashes on each floor, the lower with flattened segmental heads; a chimney in front of the ridge at each original gable wall; added bay to left has a square-headed 3-light sliding sash on each floor, and a gable chimney. Right-hand gable wall has an extruded chimney and a square window at 1st floor; rear has inter alia a 2-light sliding sash stairlight in the centre of the original building, a doorway to the addition, and some other sliding sash windows. Interior: altered, but contains doglegged staircase with turned balusters.

Listing NGR: SD4058212635

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