Great Barn is an historic building in the English village of Hoghton, Lancashire. Built in 1692, and constructed using the local sandstone grit, it is now a Grade I listed building.[1] It stands just west of Hoghton Tower.
| Great Barn | |
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.JPG) The building in 2013 | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Hoghton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°43′59″N 2°34′31″W / 53.732995°N 2.575301°W |
| Completed | 1692 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 22 October 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1164490 |
The building is eleven bays long. One end was lofted when it was used as a milking parlour and the walls at the other end were reinforced with railway sleepers for its last agricultural use as a silage clamp.[2]
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2013 view
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Wedding Venue
editIn 2021, planning permission was approved by Chorley Borough Council to convert the 17th century barn into a wedding venue.[3] The planning application included repairs to the structure and conversion of nearby buildings into other uses such as shops.[4]
Historic England supported the application, saying that it will secure the long-term future of the buildings.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Historic England. "GREAT BARN CIRCA 100 METRES WEST OF HOGHTON TOWER AT SD 621 264 (1164490)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Hoghton Tower Great Barn". www.greatbarns.org.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Decision - 20/00175/FULMAJ - Great Barn, Hoghton Tower, Blackburn Old Road, Hoghton". Chorley Council. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Lopez, Jamie (21 January 2022). "Hoghton Tower's iconic barn to be converted into wedding venue". LancsLive. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Proposal (chorley.gov.uk)
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