'The Paddy Shant', Drummersdale Lane, Scarisbrick
Location/Address
'The Paddy Shant', Drummersdale Lane, Scarisbrick
Type
Description
LLB121 - Small brick built ‘Shant’ with single window and door to front elevation. Porch to front elevation and chimney to right gable end. UPVC replacement windows and patio doors in rear façade (added c.2009). Front façade has a brick porch. In original use - residential.
Statement of Significance
Group Value
Located adjacent to a former farmhouse and opposite a converted barn on a private road.Historic Interest
Built for the influx of seasonal farm workers in the 1840s. The labour-intensive arable farming that characterises Liverpool’s agricultural hinterland made shants a frequent sight on farms in West Lancashire and surrounding districts during the 19th century, but they are now becoming uncommon as result of agricultural change and development in the mid-20th century and are often overlooked. Illustrates the role itinerant farm labour played in south west Lancashire arable farming in the 19th century, along with the social conventions which distanced these workers from the farmhouse.
Date Listed
06 Oct 2021
Last Updated
06 Oct 2021
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