Door Lintel of Nutter's Platt. Best guess is that it was meant to read "William Maudesley built this house AD 1653". Maudesley is also a small hamlet near to Nutter's Platt and fairly common surname. up Haycart. Not sure who this Moulding is

Haymaking (Photo from Preston - Alan Crosby) Not our relatives. A common sight for many years but now extinct?

Haymaking (Photo from Preston - Alan Crosby) Not our relatives. A common sight for many years but now extinct?