Lower Balcony Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1973. A 19th century Farmhouse.

Lower Balcony Farmhouse

WRENN ID
gentle-threshold-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1973
Type
Farmhouse
Period
19th century
Source
Historic England listing

Description

UP HOLLAND

SD50SW PIMBO LANE 783-1/4/59 (West side) 25/06/73 Lower Balcony Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: SKELMERSDALE AND HOLLAND PIMBO LANE Lower Balcony Farmhouse and gate piers)

GV II

Farmhouse. Probably mid C19. Coursed squared sandstone, stone slate roof. Double-depth double-fronted plan with projected centre. Jacobean style. Two storeys and attic, 1:1:1 windows, the centre breaking forwards to form a 2-storey gabled porch; with a plinth, a moulded string-course and ridged gable copings with kneelers. The porch has a square-headed doorway with double-chamfered surround, board door with overlight, and a hoodmould with deep returned ends, and a 12-pane sashed window above; the flanking bays have 16-pane unhorned sashed windows; and all these windows have raised surrounds with double-chamfered reveals. Gable chimneys (that to right rebuilt in brick). The rear has similar fenestration, and a single-storey gabled porch in matching style. Forms a group with associated farm buildings round cobbled farmyard to rear: coach house and cart shed range on west side (qv), cottages (qv) and shippon range (qv) on east side, and barn at north end (qv).

Listing NGR: SD5080803539

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