Newgate Farmhouse

Newgate Farmhouse, now a house, dates to 1707, though it may be earlier. It is constructed of coursed thin sandstone rubble with quoins, and has a reconstituted stone tile roof. The house has an irregular half-H plan, comprising a one-bay baffle-entry main range with a porch to the left and a wing to the rear, and a projecting cross-wing to the right, plus a rear addition. It is two storeys and an attic, with a 1:1:1 window arrangement. A chamfered plinth and plain first-floor band are present.

The two-storey gabled porch features a round-headed doorway with ovolo-moulded jambs and head, moulded imposts, and a studded inner door with strap hinges. A datestone above the outer doorway bears the inscription “R/W S/1707” within a stepped surround. The porch also has a three-light window on the first floor, with chamfered flush mullions, and a small oculus in the apex with a rope surround, both with wedge-shaped bands above. The main range to the right has a five-light mullioned window on each floor. The wing to the right has blocked two-light mullioned windows on each floor of the re-entrant side, and its gable wall has a five-light mullioned window on each floor, a round-headed one-light window to the attic, and a corner chimney to the right. The left gable wall of the main range has a two-light firewindow towards the rear, with a simple hoodmould that continues into the rear wing, where it is interrupted by altered windows. The rear gable of this wing has a doorway with a plain surround and a single three-light casement window.

Inside the main range, a wide inglenook features a large chamfered bressumer and a large lateral beam with unstopped chamfer. A dogleg staircase is located to the rear of the second bay, with a moulded string, square newels, stout turned balusters, and a broad moulded handrail. A large forked beam is present in the rear service room next to the staircase.

Historically, the plan of the house is similar to that of No. 178 Ormskirk Road, approximately 200 metres west.