Former Solicitor's Office
FORMER SOLICITOR'S OFFICE, BAXTERGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135444
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Former Solicitor's Office
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER SOLICITOR'S OFFICE, BAXTERGATE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135444
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Solicitor's Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER SOLICITOR'S OFFICE, BAXTERGATE
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:
- FORMER SOLICITOR'S OFFICE, BAXTERGATE
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 45747 21913
Details
SE 4521 NE
8/4
15.7.85
PONTEFRACT
BAXTERGATE
(south-west side)
Former Solicitor's Office
(formerly listed as Baxter Gate)
GV
II
House, then shop and office, disused at time of resurvey. C17 with late C19
refronting. Red brick in English garden wall bond; Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys,
2 first-floor windows, with lower bay to left. Main range has on ground floor,
from left, C19 shop front; flush door; 2-pane sash window. First floor: 4-pane
sash windows. Windows have projecting sills and brick shallow segmental arches.
End stack to right. Left bay has matching window on ground floor and ashlar blind
oculus above. Visible through shop window is a very fine C17 ceiling, with a
central lozenge with acorns and oak leaf foliage, within border of grapes and vine
leaves; with pomegranates and vine trail fronds on outside of each corner, and
contemporary simple moulded deep cornice; to rear, late C18 or early C19 turned
baluster staircase. Earlier list description dates ceiling to c1630 and compares
it to similar designs at the Nunnery, Arthington and Headlands Hall, Liversedge.
Listing NGR: SE4574721913
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 342643
- 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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