WESTHOUGHTON’S HISTORIC BUILDINGS

This page shows the impressive selection of Grade 2 Listed Buildings in our town.

The Tower of St Bartholomews Church is a grade II listed building built in 1869 and survived the fire at the Church in 1990.
Westhoughton Town Hall was built in 1904 from terracotta stone in order to avoid discolouration from air pollution.
Dovecote Hulton Hall 1735
Sundial in St Bartholomew’s Cemetery dated 1753
The two houses named Sunny Bank and South View were built in 1853 by Peter Ditchfield
The Pretoria Monument Stone is located in the cemetery of St Bartholomew’s church and is a grade II listed building.

Cenotaph was erected in 1923
The Parochial School, Church of England Primary school opened in 1860 with accommodation for 180 boys and 140 girls.
The original school was located in the church grounds.
The Carnegie Library opened in 1906, Library Street.
Westhoughton Hall located off France Street, Daisy Hill

Click here for the story of Westhoughton Hall

White Lion, 2 Market Street, the oldest building on Market Street and reputed to have been built in 1723 but records show that a building was in the site in 1749. A grade II listed building.

Original building in 1604 was part of a farm house belonging to Adam Pendlebury. In 1721 the property belonged to Mr James Pendlebury.
The pub was demolished in 2014 and currently a dementia care home occupies the site.