Buildings of Special Architectural and Historical Interest
BOUNDARY STONE Location: Garstang Road, Brock. OS grid reference 510410 Grade: II Description: Parish boundary marker post. Mid 19th century. Stone post with two chamfered faces rising from a square base, with a slightly sloping upper surface to the post. The marker post identifies the boundary between two parishes. Each chamfered face bears the parish name in vertically arranged incised lettering. The left-hand face reads 'CLAUGHTON', and the right-hand face 'MYERSCOUGH'.
2 PAIRS OF PIERS WITH LINKING WALLS Location: Garstang Road at entrance to Myerscough Hall Drive. OS grid reference 511401 Grade: II Description: Entrance piers and walls, mid 18th century. Piers of rusticated sandstone ashlar. Two outer piers of square plan, with dentilled cornices. Each has an Ionic pilaster attached to its west side. Curved walls of squared sandstone blocks with copings link the outer piers to the inner piers, which flank the drive. These piers are also rusticated and of square plan with pyramidal caps.
MILESTONE Location: Garstang Road, Bilsborrow Village. OS grid reference 511399 Grade: II Description: Milestone, late 18th century. Sandstone with iron plates. Half-oval on plan. Left hand plate inscribed 'To Preston 7 miles'. Right hand plate inscribed 'To Garstang 3 ¾ miles'.
BOUNDARY STONE Location: Myerscough Cottage, Garstang Road. OS grid reference 514384 Grade: II Description: Parish boundary marker post. Mid 19th century. Stone post with two chamfered faces rising from a square base, with a slightly sloping upper surface to the post. The marker post identifies the boundary between two parishes. Each chamfered face bears the parish name in vertically arranged incised lettering. The left-hand face reads 'BARTON' and the right-hand face 'MYERSCOUGH'.
MILESTONE Location: Lancaster Canal towpath. OS grid reference 506405 Grade: II Description: Canal milepost. Mid 19th century. Rectangular sandstone post sited on the canal towpath, with a shallow curved head, and formerly with oval metal plates inset on front and rear faces recording the distances to Preston and Garstang. Only one plate survives and reads 'Garstang 4'. One of a series of three mileposts known to survive on the Myerscough & Bilsborrow parish section of the Lancaster Canal, which opened in 1797.
BROCK AQUEDUCT Location: OS grid reference 506404 Grade: II Description: Aqueduct carrying Lancaster Canal over River Brock. Canal opened 1797. Engineer John Rennie. Large sandstone blocks, rock-faced below and puched above. Walls battered and concave on plan. Single low elliptical arch. Moulded cornice below solid parapet.
MYERSCOUGH HALL DRIVE BRIDGE Location: Myerscough Hall Drive. OS grid reference 510401 Grade: II Description: Bridge over Lancaster Canal, opened 1797. Engineer John Rennie. Squared sandstone blocks. Single elliptical arch with stepped keystone. Band below solid parapet with rounded top.
MILESTONE Location: Lancaster Canal towpath. OS grid reference 506394 Grade: II Description: Canal milepost. Mid 19th century. Rectangular sandstone post sited on the canal towpath, with a shallow curved head, and with oval metal plates inset on front and rear faces recording the distances to Preston and Garstang. One face reads 'Garstang 5', the other 'Preston 12'.
HEAD NOOK BRIDGE Location: OS grid reference 504390 Grade: II Description: As Myerscough Hall Drive Bridge. As seen in header photo, courtesy of Keith Sergeant on Flickr
WHITE HORSE BRIDGE Location: White Horse Lane. OS grid reference 508381 Grade: II Description: As Myerscough Hall Drive Bridge.
PARK HEAD BRIDGE Location: OS grid reference 506371 Grade: II Description: As Myerscough Hall Drive Bridge.
HANKINSON BRIDGE Location: OS grid reference 508369 Grade: II Description: As Myerscough Hall Drive Bridge.
MILESTONE Location: Lancaster Canal towpath. OS grid reference 506367 Grade: II Description: Canal milepost. Mid 19th century. Rectangular sandstone post sited on the canal towpath, with a shallow curved head, and formerly with oval metal plates inset on front and rear faces recording the distances to Preston and Garstang. Only the Garstang plate, which reads 'Garstang 7', survives.
METHODIST CHAPEL Location: Bilsborrow Lane. OS grid reference 517398 Grade: II Description: Methodist chapel, early 19th century. Pebbledashed with slate roof. Octagonal plan. Single storey. Windows modern with rendered reveals and projecting sills. Door, on south side, has plain stone surround. Single-storey extension against west side. Modern lean-to against north side.
BILSBORROW HALL Location: Bilsborrow Lane. OS grid reference 523401 Grade: II Description: Large house, c1912, extended 1924. Snecked sandstone rubble with stone slate roof. 17th century vernacular style, with rebated and chamfered mullioned windows.
LADY WHITEHEAD FARMHOUSE AND BARN Location: Bilsborrow Lane. OS grid reference 525398 Grade: II Description: House and barn, early 19th century. Coursed sandstone rubble with slate roof. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Left-hand bay has sashed windows with glazing bars and plain stone surrounds. Right-hand bay has small windows with plain stone surrounds. Door, between bays, has plain stone surround and a hood of 2 pitched stone slates. Chimney on left-hand gable. Barn adjoining to right has lower roof. Its blocked wide entrance has a segmental arch and quoined jambs. To the right is a doorway with external sliding door. At the left is a door with plain stone surround which has a blocked window to its right with a similar surround.
NEW BRIDGE Location: Lydiate Lane. OS grid reference 523410 Grade: II Description: Bridge over River Brock, early 19th century. Sandstone ashlar. Single elliptical arch with rock-faced voussoirs. Band below solid parapet.
BROCK SIDE FARMHOUSE Location: Brock Side, Lydiate Lane. OS grid reference 524411 Grade: II Description: House, 1733. Sandstone rubble with steep slate roof and brick chimney caps. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys 3 bays, with rebated and hollow-chamfered cross windows. Doorway, between bays, is now glazed and has a quoined surround. Above is a plaque inscribed: 'BWC 1733'. Coped gables with chimneys.
WALSMLEY BRIDGE Location: Walmsley Bridge Lane. OS grid reference 534415 Grade: II Description: Bridge over River Brock, probably early 19th century. Sandstone ashlar. Single elliptical arch has voussoirs with alternate rustication. Band below solid parapet with coping. Western parapet inscribed: 'Walmsley Bridge AD 1883'. This may be the date when the bridge was taken over by the County Council. A second cruder inscription reads: 'TR 1879'.
BOUNDARY STONE Location: Bilsborrow Lane at foot of Bourne Brow. OS grid reference 534405 Grade: II Description: Boundary marker post. 19th century. Low stone post, triangular in section with a sloping upper face bearing the inscription 'BOUNDARY'. The left-hand face is inscribed 'GOOSNARGH PRESTON RURAL DISTRICT' and the right-hand face 'BILSBOROUGH GARSTANG RURAL DISTRICT'.