Brindle is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The parish contains 26 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Apart from the village of Brindle, the parish is mainly rural, and a high proportion of the listed buildings are, or originated as, farmhouses or farm buildings. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the parish, as does the disused southern section of the Lancaster Canal, and there are listed buildings associated with both of these. The other listed buildings are churches and houses, and structures associated with them.
The oldest part of the church is the tower, the nave was built in 1817, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1869–70. Most of the church is constructed in sandstone, with the nave in gritstone, and the roof in slate. It consists of a nave with a south porch, a chancel with a north chapel, and a west tower. The tower is in Perpendicular style, it has a west doorway, a southeast stair turret, and a clock face. At the top is a battlementedparapet, gargoyles, and crocketed corner pinnacles.[2][3][4]
The farmhouse was altered in the 17th century and later. It is cruck-framed, and in sandstone with a slate roof. The farmhouse has 1+1⁄2 storeys and a three-bay front. There are gabled porches on the front and at the rear. Some of the windows are mullioned, and at the rear is a gabled dormer. Inside is a full cruck truss.[5][6]
The farmhouse is cruck-framed with sandstone cladding, rendered at the front, and with a slate roof. It has two storeys and two bays. The interior contains a full cruck truss, an inglenook fireplace, and a bressumer.[7]
A farmhouse that was later extended to the left. It is in sandstone with slate roofs and is in two storeys. Both the older and the later parts have two bays, the later part being larger. On the front is a gabled single-storey porch. Some of the windows are mullioned and others are casements. Inside is an inglenook and a bressumer.[8]
The farmhouse was extended in the 18th century. It is in sandstone with a slate roof, it has two storeys, and is in an L-shaped plan. The original part has two bays, with a later two-bay wing added to the front of the right bay. At the rear are two outshuts. Some of the windows are mullioned, and others have been altered.[9]
The farmhouse was extended to the right in the 18th century. It is in sandstone with a roof of slate and stone-slate. There are two storeys and three bays. Some of the windows are mullioned; others have been altered.[11]
A sandstone farmhouse with a slate roof, it is in two storeys and has a three-bay front. The lintel of the inner doorway contains the letter "G" in relief. Almost all the windows are mullioned. At the rear is a two-storey gabled porch, probably added in the 19th century, with a Celtic head in the apex of the gable coping. Inside is an inglenookbressumer.[12]
A farmhouse with a former farm building incorporated on the left, it is in sandstone with a slate roof. There are two storeys, and the original farmhouse has three bays. The doorway has a moulded surround, and above it is a large lintel, a moulded cornice, and a datestone. The windows are mullioned. Inside is an inglenook fireplace, a bressumer, and a timber-framed partition.[5][13]
A farmhouse, later converted into two cottages, in sandstone with tiled roofs, part of which was formerly used as a Roman Catholic chapel. They are in two storeys and three bays, and have mullioned windows. Inside are the remains of a timber-framed partition. The garden wall is included in the listing.[5][14]
The barn was possibly raised in 1880. It is in sandstone with a slate roof, and has three bays. The barn has a wagon entrance and a doorway at both ends.[15]
A farmhouse, later a house, incorporating part of an older, larger cruck-framed structure. It is built in sandstone and red brick, partly rendered, with a slate roof. The house has two storeys and three bays, with an outshut at the rear of the first bay. The windows are mullioned. Inside are two full cruck trusses.[17]
A sandstone house with a slate roof, in two storeys and with three bays. The doorway has a moulded surround and a concave cornice. There are three windows in each storey, initially mullioned, but late altered. At the rear are two outshuts.[18]
The farmhouse is in sandstone with stone-slate roofs, and has two storeys and two bays. The windows are casements. The stable on the left side contains some fabric from a 17th-century house, including a mullioned window.[19]
The former farmhouse is in sandstone with some brick and has a tiled roof. There are two storeys and a symmetrical three-bay front, and a service wing at the rear of the third bay. The doorway has a mouldedarchitrave. The windows have flutedkeystones in the lintels, and contain altered glazing.[20]
The sundial is in the churchyard of St James' Church. It is in stone with a square base. On this is a square chamfered shaft with saucer-shaped depressors near the top. On the top is a brass plate and a scrolled gnomon.[21]
The farmhouse and the barn attached to the right are in sandstone with slate roofs. The house has two storeys and a three-bay front. Over the doorway is a mouldedfrieze and cornice, and above it is a datestone. The barn is set back and at a lower level. It contains a square-headed wagon entrance with long and short jamb stones and splayed voussoirs.[23]
A country house that was refurbished in 1869. It is in sandstone with some red brick, it has a slate roof, and is in Classical style. The house has an L-shaped plan, consisting of a front range and a service wing at the rear. There are two storeys and a symmetrical seven-bay front, in the centre of which is a porch with unflutedIonic columns. The windows are sashes, and inside the house is a circular entrance hall with a dome, and fine plasterwork.[5][24]
Originally a lock keeper's house with attached office, it is in sandstone with a stone-slate roof, and stands adjacent to Johnsons Hillocks Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The building is on a slope, with two storeys at the front and three at the back, it has a symmetrical front of three bays, with a single-storey lean-to extension on the left. The windows are sashes.[26]
The folly is in the grounds of Brindle Lodge and is in the form of a small circular tower about 5 metres (16 ft) high. It is built in red brick, sandstone, and gritstone. It contains two archways, an arched window, and fragments from elsewhere including a datestone inscribed with 1639.[5][29]
The milepost is by the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone, triangular in section with a pointed head, and is about 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) high. On its sides are cast iron plates containing lettering showing the distances in miles to Leeds and Liverpool.[30]
The milepost is by the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone, triangular in section with a pointed head, and is about 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) high. On its sides are cast iron plates containing lettering showing the distances in miles to Leeds and Liverpool.[31]
