The Padiham Heritage Appraisal - Burnley Borough Council

21-25 Station Road8.4.7 In 1877 25 Station Road was developed on land leased from Major Starkie by JohnSutcliffe, a Burnley solicitor and John Simpson (BCR 54958). The latter traded there as agreengrocer and hay and straw dealer. Plans for 23 Station Road are undated but showSimpson’s property already in place. Number 23 was developed as a house by John Harrison,a slater and plasterer and was designed by Virgil Anderton, a leading local architect (BCR54963). Plans for a carriage house and stables at the rear of the property were submitted in1893 (BCR 54964).8.4.8 21 Station Road is a locally listed building (Plan A). Built in 1878 by John Hacking,a local stonemason and contractor of 1 Albert Street, Padiham, the building was originallydesigned as a house (BCR 54968). The 1881 Census records the property’s head ofhousehold as a coal merchant, a use which would be appropriate in terms of the house’slayout with its carriage entrance and extensive storage space to the rear and northern side.By 1891 the property was occupied by a butcher. Building records from 1893 (BCR 54964)show it as ‘Cooperative House’ and a Railway Road branch of the Cooperative Society islisted in Barrett’s business directory of 1887. The property has been vacant for many yearsand appears to be in a poor condition. Stonework on the string course and lintels is damagedbut original detailing is still apparent, namely, the sash windows with stained-glass andquoined window openings. Doors are still in place behind the impressive stone pilastersof the carriageway. The group of buildings from the Police Station to the Railway Hotel isrecommended for heritage enhancement (Plan F).View down Station Road (former Railway Road) fromrailway line25 Station RoadPlan, 21 Station Road (1878)21 Station Roadheritage appraisal 91