2-16, MACHPELAH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1229665
Date first listed:: 21-Jun-1984
List Entry Name:: 2-16, MACHPELAH
Statutory Address:: 2-16, MACHPELAH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1229665
Date first listed:: 21-Jun-1984
List Entry Name:: 2-16, MACHPELAH
Statutory Address 1:: 2-16, MACHPELAH

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 2-16, MACHPELAH

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

District:: Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Hebden Royd
National Grid Reference:: SD 99500 27054

Details

SD 9927 HEBDEN ROYD C.P. MACHPELAH, Hebden Bridge 5/169 Nos. 2 to 16 (even)

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G.V. II

Long row of terrace houses dating from 1805 to approximately 1820. Dressed stone, stone slate roof. Nos. 12, 14 and 16 were built first for Rev. Richard Fawcett of Ewood Hall and are of 3 storeys. Quoins mark the division between Nos. 8 and l0 which were added on to No. 12 with a passage between to Machpelah Yard (q.v.) at the rear. Set back and with lower roof line are Nos. 2 to 8 which are 2 storeys. 3-storey range has tall doorways with tie-stone jambs and large 2-light sashed windows with plain stone surrounds and projecting sill to each floor (plain glazed sashes). Gutter brackets. Quoined angles to passage entries. 2-storey range has similar doorways with wide single sashed windows with plain stone surrounds and projecting sills. Moulded eaves cornice with gutter brackets. Left hand return wall of 3 1/2 storeys with main feature of impressive long windows to former fustian cutters workshop 3 lights and 14 lights with doorway set between approached up a long flight of cantilevered stone stairs. Over is 15-light window, with central arched light, to attic. Rear of 3-storey range has similar former workshops with long row of flat faced mullioned windows. 8 stacks to ridge. The 1805 date is taken from the Guardian Royal Exchange Fire Mark numbered 218779 which belongs to No. 12. This policy was registered 29th September, 1805 when the houses belonging to Rev. Richard Fawcett were described as "4 houses at present empty", presumably of recent construction. This terrace represents an interesting industrial and integral residential development built by the son of Dr. John Fawcett whose house at Machpelah was constructed at the same time. Dr. Fawcett had written several tracts condemning the factory system and child labour and he was very concerned with the conditions of the workers and was involved in social reform. Illustrated in Calder Civic Trust, Hebden Bridge Trail, (Bolton, no date) p.23.

Listing NGR: SD9950027054

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