Great Barn, Hoghton

Building in Lancashire, England

53°43′59″N 2°34′31″W / 53.732995°N 2.575301°W / 53.732995; -2.575301Completed1692 (332 years ago) (1692)
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated22 October 1952Reference 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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  • Astley Hall
  • Great Barn
  • Heskin Hall
  • Hoghton Tower
  • Mawdesley Hall
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  • Buckshaw Hall
  • Carr House
  • Cuerden Hall
  • Rivington Hall
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