Law Farmhouse and Attached Barn
LAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN, 37, LAW LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133811
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Law Farmhouse and Attached Barn
- Statutory Address:
- LAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN, 37, LAW LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133811
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Law Farmhouse and Attached Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- LAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN, 37, LAW 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:
- LAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN, 37, LAW LANE
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 11128 24234
Details
BRIGHOUSE LAW LANE SE 12 SW 3/137 No. 37 (Law Farmhouse and attached barn) 3.1.67 (formerly listed under Southowram)
II
House, possibly 1618 (date in render over entrance). Hammer-dressed stone, rendered to front, stone slate roof. 2-storey south front of 4 rooms with principal doorway centrally placed to left of central ridge stack. This originally led to a cross passage. All windows are double chamfered mullioned, of 4, 6 transom window of 12 (now lacking transom) and 4 lights. Over are flat faced mullion windows mainly of 4 lights. Right hand return wall has extruded stack, to supposed parlour. Built over single storey aisle to rear is 2-storey early C18 gabled wing, with flat faced mullioned windows with double frames and square reveals, of 4 lights to ground floor and 3 lights to 1st floor. Quoins, coped gable and kneelers. Interior said to have evidence for firehood bressumer. Housebody has ovolo moulded spine beams and to east e evidence of former timbered wall with closing truss of 'A' strut king post type. Attached barn of single aisle construction with square headed cart entry set in portal at arcade. Of C17 appearance Wyn Westerdale, Law, Southowram (Report for Manchester University - unpublished).
Listing NGR: SE1112824234
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338876
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Westerdale, W, Law Southowram, ()
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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