Course Lane
The Old School House
A Grade II Listed building. Thomas Crane, who became the first teacher at the school, which was for boys only, built the Old School House in 1714. The school and the schoolhouse behind it are now three dwellings.
The Post Office and Tearoom
A Grade II Listed building dating from the late 17th century, formerly a public house called the Horse and Jockey. It ceased trading as an alehouse in the mid 1800s. It also incorporated a slaughter house, bakery, tailor’s and provisions.
Disputes over the ownership of land required for the building of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal were settled in the clubroom of the Horse and Jockey.
Constance, Dowager Countess of Derby, sold the building on the 15th March, 1920 to Richard Hunter, the then tenant, for £550.
This farmhouse is now a private dwelling and has been extended and updated. In the 1970s the water pump was replaced by water mains and in 1980, electricity was installed. Prior to this date calor gas was used.
A modern house replaced the old one in the 1990s.
This Grade II Listed house was the originally a farm before becoming the first vicarage. It became a farm again and is now a private dwelling.