Club Row, Longridge Explained

Club Row
Coordinates:	53.8311°N -2.5968°W
Location:	6–44 Higher Road Longridge, Lancashire, England
Area:	Ribble Valley
Designation1:	Grade II listed building
Designation1 Date:	16 August 1983

Club Row is a row of sandstone terraced houses on Higher Road in the English market town of Longridge, Lancashire,^[1] built between 1793 and 1804.^{[2] [3]} Grade II listed, and numbered 6 to 44, they each have slate roofs and were built by the Longridge Building Club,^[4] one of the earliest terminating building societies in England.^{[5] [6]} They have two storeys and cellars entered at the rear, and each house has one bay. The windows and doorways have plain surrounds. The doorways are grouped in threes, the centre door leading to the rear yard. The cellars were used for handloom weaving.

Popular culture

The row is mentioned in Barry Durham's book The Legend of Arthur King and Other Tales of the Supernatural as the residence of British seaman George Hewitt.^[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Longridge

References

Sources

Notes and References

1. A History of Longridge and District, Thomas Charles Smith (1888), p. 40
2. Economic Planning and the Banking System, Institute of Bankers in Ireland (1968), p. 75
3. The Lancashire Cotton Industry: A History Since 1700 (1996), p. 345
4. Economic Planning and the Banking System (1968), p. 75
5. Gentlemen in the Building Line, Isobel Watson (1989), p. 34
6. Weavers of Dreams: The Origins of the Modern Co-operative Movement, David J. Thompson (1994), p. 129
7. The Legend of Arthur King and Other Tales of the Supernatural, Barry Dunham, p.