Whittle-le-Woods is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The parish contains 35 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish, which was formerly mainly rural, contains the village of Whittle-le-Woods, and agricultural land has been used for residential development in and around the village. Many of the listed buildings are, or originated as, farmhouses and farm buildings, some of which contain former loomshops that were used for the weaving industry. There are two former country houses and associated structures that are listed and which have been converted for other uses. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the parish, as does the abandoned southern section of the Lancaster Canal; there are a number of listed structures associated with both of these. Also in the parish, and listed, are two churches and associated structures, smaller houses and cottages, a row of almshouses, a bridge over the River Lostock, a gun emplacement, and a public house.
Originally a country house, it was altered in the early 19th century, and from the 1930s has been used as a care home. It is in sandstone with slate roofs, in two storeys and attics, and has a plan of three parallel ranges. There is a symmetrical front of seven bays containing a porch with four Tuscan columns, a frieze, and a mouldedcornice. Inside the porch is a doorway with engaged Ionic columns. On the left side are the remains of 17th-century mullioned windows. On the right side are cantedbay windows, one in two storeys.[2][3]
A sandstone farmhouse with a slate roof in two storeys. Originally with two bays, a third bay was added later. In the ground floor is a sliding sash window and a mullioned window, and in the upper floor the windows are casements. At the rear is an outshut with mullioned windows. Inside is a full-height timber-framed partition.[4]
The former farmhouse wa extended in the 18th century with the addition of a loomshop. It is in sandstone with a roof mainly of slate with some stone-slate, and other than the loomshop it is in two storeys. The building has a T-shaped plan with a three-bay main range and an extension to the rear, including the loomshop. On the front is a doorway with a datestone above, and sash windows. On the rear and in the loomshop are mullioned windows.[5]
A stone farmhouse with a slate roof, with two storeys. Originally with three bays, a shippon was added at the left end. It has a two-storey porch, and one mullioned window, the other windows being modern casements.[6]
A sandstone farmhouse with a slate roof in two storeys with a three-bay front, later extended at the left end. On the front is a two-storey gabled porch containing a doorway with a large lintel. The windows have been altered, but some mullions remain. At the rear is an outshut, and inside the farmhouse is an inglenook and a bressumer.[7]
A farmhouse that was extended in about 1800 by the addition of a cartshed and stable to the right and a loomshop to the left. The building is in sandstone and roofed in stone-slate with some slate. The farmhouse has two storeys and three bays, a two-storey gabled porch, and mostly mullioned windows. The loomshop is slightly lower, with two storeys, each containing rows of square windows. The cartshed and stable have a segmental arch with a keystone, and a stable door. Inside the farmhouse are back-to-back inglenooks and bressumers, and timber-framed partitions.[8]
The farmhouse was extended in the 19th century. It is in stone with roofs of stone-slate and slate. It has two storeys, and the original part has two bays with mullioned windows. On the front is a modern timber-framed porch. The extensions form a parallel range at the rear.[9]
A former farmhouse, later converted into two dwellings, it is in gritstone with a slate roof. The building has two storeys and three bays, with a lean-to extension on the right. On the front is a single-storey gabled porch. The first bay contains sliding sash windows and the remains of a mullioned window; the other windows are casements.[10]
A barn is attached to the left of the former farmhouse, which is in stone with a slate roof. The house has 2+1⁄2 storeys, and a two-bay front. On the front is a single-storey gabled porch and windows, one of which is mullioned. The barn also has two bays and a double doorway.[11]
A sandstone barn with a slate roof, it has a rectangular four-bay plan. The barn contains a large segmental-headed wagon entrance, doorways, and ventilation holes.[12]
A stone farmhouse with a slate roof in two storeys and with two bays. Above the central doorway is a lintel containing a panel decorated with a scroll and inscribed with initials and the date. The windows are mullioned.[14]
The sundial is in the churchyard of St Chad's Church. It is in stone, and consists of a tapering column on a cylindrical pedestal standing on a square base. On the top is cap with a brass plate and gnomon. The plate is inscribed with lines leading to various foreign cities.[15]
A stone farmhouse with a slate roof in two storeys. Originally in two bays, a stable was added to the right, and later a rear extension was built. The door has a rectangular lintel, and the windows are casements.[16]
Originally seven cottages, later divided into six dwellings, they are in sandstone, (one cottage rendered), with slate roofs. Each cottage has a plain stone doorcase, and one window in each floor. One cottage has a porch, and most of the windows are sashes.[17]
A public house in stone with a slate roof, it has two storeys and a three-bay front. In the centre is a doorway with a mouldedarchitrave and a moulded open segmental pediment. Above the doorway is a datestone. There are single-storey extensions on the left end and at the rear.[18]
A Roman Catholic church that was extended in the 1850s or 1860s with the building of a new nave, a sanctuary, and a tower, and the sanctuary was further extended in 1888. In 1959 the church was damaged by fire. It is built in sandstone with a slate roof, and has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave, transepts, a chancel, and a south tower. The tower is in ItalianateRomanesque style, and has a low pyramidal roof.[2][19]
The bridge carries Chorley Old Road over a disused portion of the southern end of the Lancaster Canal. It is in stone, and consists of a single elliptical arch with a keystone, and a parapet with rounded coping.[20]
A house, later divided into two dwellings, in sandstone with a slate roof, with two storeys and a symmetrical front. Above the central doorway is an inscribed plaque, and there are two sash windows on each floor. On the left side, which is rendered, are two doors and three windows.[21]
A stone house with a slate roof. It has two storeys and a symmetrical two-bay front. Above the central doorway is a datestone, and the windows are casements.[22]
This is Bridge No.80, carrying Moss Lane (B6229 road) over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone and consists of a single elliptical arch, and has triple keystones, and parapets with rounded coping.[23]
This is Bridge No. 81, carrying Town Lane over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone and consists of a single semicircular arch crossing the lower approach to the Fourth Lock. It has buttresspiers, and parapets with flat coping.[26]
This is Bridge No. 82, carrying Lower Copthurst Lane over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone and consists of a single segmental arch crossing the lower approach to Top Lock. It has buttresspiers, and parapets with flat coping.[27][28]
The former office is built on a slope adjacent to the fourth lock of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is in stone with a slate roof, and consists of a single cell, with one storey on the north side facing the road and two storeys at the rear. The east gable end contains a doorway approached by a step, and a fixed window. On the south side is a basement doorway and two windows.[31]
The stable block is in sandstone with a hippedslate roof, and is in two storeys. It has an L-shaped plan with a symmetrical five-bay front. The front has a central pedimentedgable, a segmental-arched wagon entrance with a keystone, and windows. On the left side is another wagon entrance, and a tablet containing a coat of arms.[2][32]
The lodge at the entrance of the drive to the hall is in rusticated stone with hippedslate roofs. It is in a single storey and has a T-shaped plan. The front facing the drive is pedimented with paired Ionic columns, and has a doorway with a mouldedarchitrave. On the rear ranges are pilasters and pediments.[2][34]
A row of six almshouses. later converted into four dwellings. They are in stone with a slate roof, and in two storeys. Each house originally had one bay with a door, and a window in each floor; two doors have been converted into windows. There is a continuous outshut at the rear, and on the front is an inscribed panel.[35]
A country house incorporating parts of an earlier house, later a golf club. It is in stone with a hippedslate roof, and has a square plan, three storeys, and five bays on each side. The entrance front is on the north side and has a porch with a Roman Doriccolonnade. On the west front is a full height bow window. All the windows are sashes.[2][36]
This was built to defend the Royal Ordnance Factory at Chorley. Built in brick and concrete, it consists of a gun emplacement for a Bofors 40 mm gun, and a Type 23 pillbox. The pit for the emplacement is circular and about 4.57 metres (15.0 ft) in diameter. The pillbox has a rectangular plan.[38]
