Lane Head House

LANE HEAD HOUSE, APPERLEY LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1133323
Date first listed:
09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:
Lane Head House
Statutory Address:
LANE HEAD HOUSE, APPERLEY LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1133323
Date first listed:
09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:
Lane Head House
Statutory Address 1:
LANE HEAD HOUSE, APPERLEY 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LANE HEAD HOUSE, APPERLEY 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 20222 39602

Details

1. 5111 APPERLEY LANE Rawdon

Lane Head House SE 23 NW 6/634

II GV

2. Probably built as the steward's house for Esholt Estate, circa 1710-20. A fine substantial house of 3 storeys regularly coursed grit stone with a 5 bay south front. Extended circa 1800 and with 1911 rebuilding of west front. Apparently originally of 2 storeys heightened mid C18. Chamfered quoins to ground and first floors, quoin pilasters to top floor. Moulded sill courses and deeply moulded modillion bracket eaves cornice. Hipped stone slate roof. Tall cavetto corniced chimneys. Tall windows to ground and first floors with architrave surrounds and central doorway of similar proportions in same surround with cornice. The top floor has square windows in architraves, the central one with scrolled head and keystone and shallow apron carried down to sill course. Late C18 glazing bar sashes. The east return is of 2 original bays with circa 1800 extension with large square surround windows, glazing altered. Modern ground floor extension. The extension has been altered in conversion to flats. The design of the south front relates to Esholt Hall itself and possibly the same person, Joseph Pope of Farnley, was involved.

Listing NGR: SE2022239602

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
336060
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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