Upper Headley Hall
UPPER HEADLEY HALL, HEADLEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1111890
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Upper Headley Hall
- Statutory Address:
- UPPER HEADLEY HALL, HEADLEY LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1111890
- Date first listed:
- 04-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Upper Headley Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- UPPER HEADLEY HALL, HEADLEY LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- UPPER HEADLEY HALL, HEADLEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 09785 32157
Details
1. 5111 HEADLEY LANE Thornton BD13
Upper Headley Hall SE 0932 38/94 4.9.52
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2. A fine remarakably unaltered hall built by the Midgley family in the reign of Elizabeth I. Two-storeys, coursed gritstone, stone slate roof. Gabled west wing with moulded saddlestone and capped shaped kneeler; the left hand one inscribed W Midgley, the right hand dated 1589. The porch is dated 1604. Stone slate roofs with C19 corniced chimneys. The entrance front has a particularly good sequence of chamfered mullioned-transomed windows most unusually retaining their original leaded glazing and wrought iron casements. The main hall window with drip mould, has 2 rows of eight lights with leaded panes of rare design. The central pane to each light is a diamond sub-divided in form, the top 3 panes are round headed with subsidiary division to the spandrels, the whole creating a Perpendicular tracery effect. Chamfered mullioned windows to side and rear elevations. The porch is steeply gabled with moulded saddlestone and shaped kneelers, crowning carved stone finial. Outer doorway with moulded jambs and 4 centred arch in squared head with drip mould over. The spandrels are inscribed IM and 1604, the drip mould is carved with LM at the return and M in the apex of the gable. Original door with sliding bar in wall sockets, The interior retains carved oak doors, rail and muntin panelling/ partitioning, and staircase.
Listing NGR: SE0978532157
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 336550
- 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.
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