Malt Kiln Farmhouse is an historic building in
Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton is a civil parish on the Fylde in Lancashire, England. In 2001 it had a population of 462, falling to 439 at the 2011 Census.
The parish is in the Borough of Fylde, and contains the hamlets of Greenhalgh, Thistleton, ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, England. It is believed to date to the mid-18th century, and has been designated a Grade II
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
by
Historic England
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. The property is located on a short lane just off the northern side of Thistleton Road.
The building is constructed of
rendered brick with a
slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade, regional metamorphism. It is the finest-grained foliated metamorphic ro ...
roof in two storeys and with a symmetrical two-
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...
front. In the centre is an open
gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
d porch. The windows are 12-pane
sashes
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. At the rear is a large stairlight.
John Cumsty was the farm's proprietor in the early 20th century.
See also
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Listed buildings in Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton
Greenhalgh-with-Thistleton is a civil parish in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. It contains five buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed ...
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References
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Houses completed in the 18th century
Grade II listed buildings in Lancashire
Farmhouses in England
Buildings and structures in the Borough of Fylde
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