Listed Building: KEEPERS COTTAGE (1329972)

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 3 February 2023 to update the name and address and reformat the text to current standards SJ 98 SW 3/3 ADLINGTON C.P. BROOKLEDGE LANE (South Side) Keepers Cottage. II Cottage and shippon: probably C16 origins, fabric late C17 with alterations since. Coursed sandstone rubble, Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge, 1 brick and 1 massive stepped stone gable chimney. 2-storey, 5-bay south front. Right end bay has a 2-light wooden casement with the remains of a hood mould. Adjacent is a lean-to porch with a heavy flagged roof with a doorcase with a chamfered lintel behind. Remaining windows are 2 or 3-light wooden casements with a left end at door to the shippon with a square pitch hole above. Interior: Heavily chamfered ceiling beams (some boxed in). Good iron range in massive chimney breast. This gable wall has some hidden timber framing. In parlour early Victorian fireplace has freemason's symbols and a cast iron grate. Some 3-board doors. This was the gamekeeper of Styperson Park's cottage. Listing NGR: SJ9316980117