Square House is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. A 19th century House. 2 related planning applications.
Square House
- WRENN ID
- guardian-timber-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1972
- Type
- House
- Period
- 19th century
- Address
- Square House, Square Lane, Burscough, L40 7RG
- OS grid reference
- SD 445 111
- Coordinates
- 53.59361, -2.83909
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Square House is a house that likely dates from around 1800, with extensions added between 1830 and 1840, plus a later addition at the rear. It is constructed from handmade brown brick in Flemish bond and features a stone slate roof, along with coursed squared sandstone and a slate roof. The house has a double-depth plan with a back extension and stands two storeys high, displaying a total of five windows arranged as 3+2. There is a vertical joint between the two sections, and a continuous moulded gutter cornice runs along the top.
The left portion, which has three windows, includes a doorway in the third bay that features a glazed and panelled door, protected by a prominent flat canopy supported by large shaped brackets. This doorway is flanked by narrow side windows with raised sills and wedge lintels. The unhorned sashed windows, all with 16 panes except for the central ones which have 12 panes, also have raised sills and wedge lintels. The right portion has two windows and is distinguished by raised rusticated quoins at the outer corner, along with similar 16-pane sashed windows. A ridge chimney is located at the junction of the two sections, with additional gable chimneys present. The interior of the house has been remodelled.
Local climate
Square House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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