237 - 239 (includes cobble wall), Layton Road, Brunswick
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
Cobble built cottage, on historic route through medieval Layton village. Two storey 3 bay cottage of local traditional cobble construction and Yorkshire sliding sashes to upper floor. Now used as 2 dwellings. Cobble boundary wall also remains.
Statement of Significance
Age
Rare C.18th survival.Architectural and Artistic Interest
There are many original features internally.Group Value
Also has group value with neighbouring Cross House.Historic Interest
Originally known as the Factory and forming part of the estate of the Bailey family of neighbouring Cross House. The Bailey family constructed one of the first purpose built hotels in Blackpool, now the Metropole, in the 1780s. The Factory became a schoolhouse until the 1820s when it was divided into 3 cottages.
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
04 Apr 2022
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