Longfield House and Fairfield House
Longfield House and Fairfield House, Dean Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134530
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Longfield House and Fairfield House
- Statutory Address:
- Longfield House and Fairfield House, Dean Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134530
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Longfield House and Fairfield House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Longfield House and Fairfield House, Dean 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:
- Longfield House and Fairfield House, Dean 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 04284 22805
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 May 2021 to reformat the text to current standards
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SOWERBY BRIDGE
Sowerby
DEAN LANE (west side),
Longfield House and Fairfield House
5.9.86
GV
II
Dower house and attached stables, now two houses. Early-mid and late C18 with C19 alterations and C20 conversion. Coursed squared stone, stone slate roofs. L-shaped plan with stables to rear right.
House: two storeys, three bays, rear range added late C18. Symmetrical facade: raised quoins rusticated alternately. Six-panel double-door with two-pane overlight and rusticated ashlar surround in later Tuscan porch with modillion cornice and blocking course. A large double-chamfered cross-window to each side. First floor: central oculus with glazing bars and alternately rusticated voussoired surround flanked by two-light double-chamfered mullion windows, formerly transomed. Dentil cornice. Ashlar coping. Two corniced stacks to centre of right.
Rear: house has six-panel door with window to left on each floor; paired gutter brackets; eaves stack. Stables project on left with inner return of three bays; quoins on left, plain stone surrounds to openings. From left: window, paired glazed doors two windows, wide window, door now window, window. Paired gutter brackets. Two ridge stacks. Right return: straight joint between front range of house, which has watershot masonry, and later work.
Interior: house has C18 dog-leg, open-string stair with turned balusters. Rear entrance hall doorway to front hall has fluted half-columns and segmental pediment.
This was a Dower House to Field House.
Listing NGR: SE0428422805
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 339187
- 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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