. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. 0».^tEROD of Ormerod. Or three bars gulel in chief a lion passant of the second. Thursby, baronet. ^"Irgeni a chei'eron he- fween three lions ram- pant sable. Ormerod House is situated at the extreme north- west of the township on the top of a steep declivity forming the south bank of the River Brun. The front faces south, and as the ground continues to slope upwards from the river the building appears to some disadvantage when approached in the usual way from higher ground on the south side. The house is almost entirely
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. 0».^tEROD of Ormerod. Or three bars gulel in chief a lion passant of the second. Thursby, baronet. ^"Irgeni a chei'eron he- fween three lions ram- pant sable. Ormerod House is situated at the extreme north- west of the township on the top of a steep declivity forming the south bank of the River Brun. The front faces south, and as the ground continues to slope upwards from the river the building appears to some disadvantage when approached in the usual way from higher ground on the south side. The house is almost entirely modern, but some por- tions of the original late 16th-century building remain at the back with their old muUioned windows, and an inscribed stone is preserved in the grounds with the date 1595 and the initials of Lawrence Ormerod, the builder, and Elizabeth (Barcroft) his wife. The plan of the original building is now lost, but was probably the usual one of central and projecting end-wings, and work seems to have been in progress for some years after the date ; An old undated picture presen'ed at the house, which is said to represent the building as it was in 1734,'* shows the south front then rebuilt in a rather plain classic style, with straight parapets, square-headed sash windows and central porch. This 18th-century elevation now forms the middle part of the principal elevation, but the house was greatly added to in the early part of the last century, when a third gable was added to the front at the east end, and at the other a considerable extension was made with two similar gables facing west, the classic style of *^ The oak panelling and gallery front were taken away by Lady OHagan and are now in her town residence. ^ Matthew de Ormerod occurs as a witness about 12-0 ; C 8, 13, F 36. Gilbert de Ormerod his son occurs likewise from 1301 to 1325; Add. MS. 32104, no. 8::5, Sec. Two of the name (Adam and Tille) occur in the list of free tenants in 1311. Ther
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