45 Ropergate

45, Ropergate

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1135421
Date first listed:
29-Jul-1950
List Entry Name:
45 Ropergate
Statutory Address:
45, Ropergate

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1135421
Date first listed:
29-Jul-1950
List Entry Name:
45 Ropergate
Statutory Address 1:
45, Ropergate

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:
45, Ropergate

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SE 45431 21699

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 31 August 2021 to reformat text to current standards

SE 4521 NW
7/53

PONTEFRACT
ROPERGATE (south-west side)
No 45

29.7.50

GV
II

House, now shop and offices. Probably early C18, refronted early C19. Ashlar with slate roof. Two storeys, three slightly asymmetrical bays with central entrance bay slightly to right. Plinth. Entrance has double-leaf panelled door below traceried fanlight; doorcase with panelled jambs, archivolt on moulded imposts and moulded cornice supported by tall consoles. To eitherside, sash windows with glazing bars on plain sill band. First floor has three similar sashes with projecting sills. All windows below plain flush lintels. Wide moulded cornice. Stone coped gable to left. Central brick ridge stack.

Interior: vestibule has leaved part-glazed door below fanlight in pulvinated architrave with corner paterae, similar architrave inside front door, side doors match but do not have fanlights; rear hall has decorative encaustic floor tiles; segmental-arched opening mid-way along rear hall; rear door has architrave matching those at front with fanlight.

Listing NGR: SE4543121699

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
342692
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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