8 Blackburn Road

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8 Blackburn Road
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Number 8 is in the middle of the block, pictured here in 2007 looking west
8 Blackburn Road
General information
AddressBlackburn Road
Town or city Ribchester, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates 53°48′49″N2°31′56″W / 53.81373°N 2.53213°W / 53.81373; -2.53213 Coordinates: 53°48′49″N2°31′56″W / 53.81373°N 2.53213°W / 53.81373; -2.53213
CompletedEarly 18th century
Technical details
Material Sandstone
Floor count2

8 Blackburn Road is a building in the English village of Ribchester, Lancashire. Standing at the junction of Blackburn Road and Ribblesdale Road, it dates to the early 18th century and is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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It is constructed of sandstone, with a stone-slate roof, in two storeys with an attic and four bays. The windows have mullions and transoms, and the doorway has an architrave. [2]

Inside, a dog-leg staircase continues up to the attic via four flights. A three-light chamfered mullioned window in the east attic wall is now blocked by the adjoining house. [1]

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