CLIFF HILL AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY

CLIFF HILL AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY, TOWN GATE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1134454
Date first listed:: 15-Nov-1966
List Entry Name:: CLIFF HILL AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY
Statutory Address:: CLIFF HILL AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY, TOWN GATE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1134454
Date first listed:: 15-Nov-1966
List Entry Name:: CLIFF HILL AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY
Statutory Address 1:: CLIFF HILL AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY, TOWN GATE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: CLIFF HILL AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY, TOWN GATE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SE 02842 26426

Details

SOWERBY BRIDGE TOWN GATE SE 0226 & SE 0326 (north side, off), Midgley 4/260 Cliff Hill and attached 15.11.66 archway GV II Farmhouse with attached archway. Dated "INMN 1601"; addition, alterations and archway of c.1700. Thinly-coursed rubble interspersed with larger blocks, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays, the 2 to left being an addition; a rear outshut to bays 3 and 4, bay 2 built out in line with this and a later rear outshut to bay 5 completing the rear range. Earlier 3-bay range on right: door between left bays has chamfered quoined shallow-basket-arched surround the lintel with date panel. A 5-light double-chamfered mullion window to left (1 mullion removed) and a similar 8-light window to right, the door and these windows under continuous dripmould, rising over door, with leaf and heart stops. Inserted plain-stone surround doorway to far left. To left a blocked inserted doorway and a 6-light chamfered mullion window (some mullions renewed). On 1st floor, single-chamfered mullion windows of 5, 7 and 5 lights. Shaped kneeler and coping to right end. 3 corniced ridge stacks, on right of each bay. 2-bay addition on left: chamfered mullion windows. Left bay, projecting forward, has a 3-light window to each floor and doorway in right return. Right bay has a blocked doorway to left of a 4-light window with a 5-light window above, shaped kneeler and coping to left end. c.1980 ridge stack between bays. Archway springing from right angle of left bay has springer, round arch, dropped keystone, coped rubble walling above, and dies into wall of barn (q.v.). Rear: original outshut has quoins and chamfered mullion windows of 4, 2 and 3 lights (most mullions removed). Right return has similar windows of 3 and 2 lights to ground floor. Left return: flat-faced mullion windows; two 1st-floor taking-in doors. Interior not inspected at time of resurvey. With their 1st-floor doors it is likely that the left-hand bays were added to provide extra workshop accommodation.

Listing NGR: SE0284226426

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 339392
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.