Melling House

MELLING PRESCOT ROAD SD 40 SW (east side) 8/109 Melling House G.V. II House, now used for farm storage. Said to have datestone, 1654, now covered with ivy, but possibly C16. Stone with stone slate roof and brick stacks. 2 storeys, 4 bays with projecting end bay to both facades. Some coped gables. North facade has 1st bay gable and horizontally sliding sash window. Inserted entrance and horizontally sliding sash to right. Projecting end bay has double-chamfered-mullioned window with label mould to both floors; left return has cross window and lateral stack, right return has lean-to porch. South facade mostly covered in ivy; double chamfered mullioned windows and horizontally sliding sashes. Blocked entrance next to projecting bay has small porch. Lateral stack. Returns have gable-end stacks. Interior has some timber framed cross walls visible at 1st floor level and some upright timbers. C20 open fronted shed fixed to north facade. One-storey extension to west gable end joins this item to outbuilding (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD4023800358