Lea is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. It contains 12 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and all the others are at Grade II. The parish is partly residential, but mainly rural, and the Lancaster Canal runs through it. Four bridges crossing the canal are listed, the other listed buildings being houses, farmhouses and associated structures, and a cross that probably has a medieval origin.
A farmhouse developed from the domestic wing of a former medievalmanor house of the De Hoghton family. It is basically timber-framed on a stone plinth, and was later encased in brick, and has a slate roof. The house is in two storeys with an attic, and the windows are sashes. There is an extension dating from the early 19th century.[3][4]
The barn has been altered and reconstructed. It is built in a combinations of brick and sandstone, and has a roof of slate and stone-slate. The barn is in seven bays, and it walls contain ventilation slits.[5][6]
The stable block is in brick on a sandstoneplinth, it has some stone quoins, and a corrugated sheet roof. The stable block has a rectangular plan and is in two storeys. It contains various openings, including doorways, some of which are blocked or altered, and ventilation slits.[7]
The former farmhouse is rendered and has a thatched roof. It is in 1+1⁄2 storeys, and has a front of three bays. In the front is a gabled porch with a datestone. The windows are casements, and there are two dormers. Inside the house is an inglenook.[8]
This part of the farmhouse was originally timber-framed with crucks, and has since been recased in brick. An extension was added to the southeast in the 19th century. The building is in a single storey and has two bays.[9]
The barn is in brick on a sandstoneplinth and has sandstone quoins and a stone-slate roof. It has a rectangular plan, and is in five bays. There are wagon openings, one of which is blocked, ventilation slits, and on the north gable are ball finials.[10]
A brick house with rusticatedquoins and a slate roof. It has a double pile plan, is in two storeys, and has a symmetrical two-bay front. The central doorway has a semicircular fanlight and a doorcase with Tuscan columns and an open pediment. The windows are sashes.[15]