Great Barn, Hoghton

Great Barn
The building in 2013
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General information
Town or cityHoghton, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°43′59″N 2°34′31″W / 53.732995°N 2.575301°W / 53.732995; -2.575301
Completed1692 (333 years ago) (1692)
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated22 October 1952
Reference no.1164490

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.


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]

  • 2013 view
    2013 view

Wedding Venue

In 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Hoghton Tower Great Barn". www.greatbarns.org.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Decision - 20/00175/FULMAJ - Great Barn, Hoghton Tower, Blackburn Old Road, Hoghton". Chorley Council. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ Lopez, Jamie (21 January 2022). "Hoghton Tower's iconic barn to be converted into wedding venue". LancsLive. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ Proposal (chorley.gov.uk)
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