Great Barn, Hoghton Explained

Great Barn
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Coordinates:53.733°N -2.5753°W
Location Town:Hoghton, Lancashire
Location Country:England

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. 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.[1]

Wedding Venue

In 2021, planning permission was approved by Chorley Borough Council to convert the 17th century barn into a wedding venue.[2] The planning application included repairs to the structure and conversion of nearby buildings into other uses such as shops.[3]

Historic England supported the application, saying that it will secure the long-term future of the buildings.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoghton Tower Great Barn . 2023-09-26 . www.greatbarns.org.uk.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-05 . Decision - 20/00175/FULMAJ - Great Barn, Hoghton Tower, Blackburn Old Road, Hoghton . 2023-09-26 . Chorley Council . en.
  3. Web site: Lopez . Jamie . 2022-01-21 . Hoghton Tower's iconic barn to be converted into wedding venue . 2023-09-26 . LancsLive . en.
  4. https://democracy.chorley.gov.uk/documents/s133549/Item%203b.pdf Proposal (chorley.gov.uk)