Harden Hall
HARDEN HALL, WILSDEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1134140
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Harden Hall
- Statutory Address:
- HARDEN HALL, WILSDEN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1134140
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Harden Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARDEN HALL, WILSDEN ROAD
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:
- HARDEN HALL, WILSDEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Harden
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 08663 37846
Details
SE03NE BINGLEY WILSDEN ROAD SE086378 (west side, off) Harden
5/203 Harden Hall 9.8.66
GV II*
Large house, now in 2 occupations. Early-mid C17 with additions dated 1691 and alteration to the main house early C18. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roofs, 2 storeys. Hall-and-crosswing plan: of 3 cells with addition to rear of 3rd cell under 2-span roof, added kitchen at right angles to rear of 2nd cell. All are double-chamfered mullioned windows, except to ground floor of 1st cell which is a gabled wing with 2 sash windows with plain-stone surrounds; 5-light window above, coped gable with lantern finial to apex. 2nd cell, hall, has 6-light window and former 3-light fire-window altered to doorway with two 4-light windows above. 3rd cell has former doorway, now 2-light window, to left of 4-light and 2-light window with same above. Coped gable to right with lantern finial. Large central ridge stack. Rear has kitchen wing with bullseye with weathered dateplaque above to 1st floor; coped gable with stack. Rear of wing has 4-light window to each floor and tall corner stack. Left-hand return wall (wing) has tall external stack with offsets with to either side projecting rainwater spouts. Right-hand return wall has dates tone inscribed " 1691 EFIF " Other mullioned windows, coped gables and 3 stacks to this range.
Interior: hall has large spine beams and joists with ogee stops and bressumer with panelled board-and-muntin heck screen; Cl7 staircase with finely-turned oak balusters and newels with oak panelling below. Wing: front room has large raised-and-fielded panelling with dado rail and casement-moulded plaster cornice and spine-bean; rear room has corner fireplace and large spine-beam supported on wooden corbel to oak-post, perhaps the only indicator of an earlier timber-framed house; upper chamber has king-post truss with 12 ¨V" struts, braced to ridge. 3rd cell has large arched fireplace.
A fine house preserving much of its original fenestration and several interior fittings, which with its garden wall, gate-piers and 2 large barns (q q.v.) perhaps preserves an unaltered C17 appearance better than any other in the parish.
Listing NGR: SE0866337846
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338066
- 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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