15 Firwood Fold
16th-century house in Bolton, Greater Manchester
53°35′44″N 2°24′19″W / 53.595517°N 2.405319°W / 53.595517; -2.405319
Listed Building – Grade II*
15 Firwood Fold is a 16th-century house in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SD732111). It is a Grade II* listed building and according to local tradition is the oldest inhabited house in Bolton.[1] It stands separate from the other houses in Firwood Fold.
The house was originally built in a medieval style using the cruck construction technique, whereby A-shaped oak trusses on stone bases were covered in wattle and daub and thatch. It was later renovated and clad in stone.[2] One of the trusses can be clearly seen in the gable end.
Gallery
- 15 Firwood Fold from the rear
See also
References
- ^ Historic England. "15 Firwood Fold (1388040)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ Bolton Council information board, Firwood Fold
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Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
- Astley Bridge Mill
- Bolton Town Hall
- Bolton Museum
- Bolton Steam Museum
- Bolton Union Mill
- Century Mill
- Eagley Mills
- Farnworth Town Hall
- 10 Firwood Fold
- 15 Firwood Fold
- Hall i' th' Wood
- Horwich Works
- Little Bolton Town Hall
- Kearsley Mill
- Lostock Hall Gatehouse
- Smithills Hall
- Swan Lane Mills
- Ye Olde Man & Scythe
- Bolton College
- Bolton Muslim Girls' School
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy
- Bolton School
- Bolton Sixth Form College
- Bolton TIC
- Canon Slade School
- Darul Uloom Bolton
- Essa Academy
- Harper Green School
- Kearsley Academy
- Ladybridge High School
- Little Lever School
- Mount St Joseph School
- Rivington and Blackrod High School
- St James's Church of England High School
- St Joseph's RC High School
- Sharples School
- Smithills School
- Thornleigh Salesian College
- Turton School
- University Collegiate School
- University of Bolton
- Westhoughton High School
- Bolton Royal Infirmary
- Burnden Park
- Chequerbent railway station
- Chequerbent railway station (1831)
- Daubhill railway station
- Grundy Hill
- Horwich railway station
- Lostock Junction Mills
- Westhoughton Mill
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