Ovenden Hall, Ovenden Road - Calderdale

Completed 1662 for Joseph Fourness, a wealthy agent engaged in the buying and selling of cloth in London. It has an imposing south front of higher quality masonry, originally with three gables; the west wing was added in the late C19. A service wing was added in the C18 and has recently been converted to self-contained dwellings. The roof of the hall is in poor condition with attendant decay. The building has been subject to heritage crime. Historic England is working with the owners to cost repairs to the building and explore opportunities for reuse.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

OVENDEN HALL

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II*

List Entry Number:

1242456

Local Planning Authority:

Calderdale

Site Type:

Domestic > Country house

Location

Building Name:

Ovenden Hall

Street Name:

Ovenden Road

County:

West Yorkshire

District / Borough:

Calderdale

Parliamentary Constituency:

Halifax

Region:

North East and Yorkshire

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Commercial company