Water Hall

WATER HALL, 1 AND 2, BARNSLEY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1151029
Date first listed:
23-Jun-1965
List Entry Name:
Water Hall
Statutory Address:
WATER HALL, 1 AND 2, BARNSLEY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1151029
Date first listed:
23-Jun-1965
Date of most recent amendment:
27-Apr-1988
List Entry Name:
Water Hall
Statutory Address 1:
WATER HALL, 1 AND 2, BARNSLEY 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WATER HALL, 1 AND 2, BARNSLEY ROAD

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

District:
Barnsley (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Penistone
National Grid Reference:
SE 24642 03743

Details

PENISTONE BARNSLEY ROAD SE20SW (south side, off) 3/8 Nos 1 and 2 Water Hall 23rd June 1965 (formerly listed as Water Hall) II

Former Hall, now two dwellings. C17 with late C19 alterations and C20 restoration. Deeply-coursed, square stoned, thinly-coursed rubble to rear, right side rendered. Stone slate roof. Two storeys and attic. Three-room plan. The front consists of three gabled bays, that to left being slightly lower and breaking forward slightly. Apart from a small double-chamfered window to each of the right two gables, all openings are C19. Doorway to centre bay with slender flanking lights. Tripartite window to left bay, two 4-pane sashes to right bay, 4-pane,sash to each bay at lst-floor level. Continuous dripmould above to each floor to two right bays. Hollow-chamfered gable copings on moulded kneelers. Two ashlar ridge stacks and one to rear gable of right bays. Rear: three gabled bays that to left breaking forward. Left wing has single-storey addition (C20) and a fire-window to 1st floor. The two wings to right have a central doorway (C20 ) with a 3-light double-chamfered window to each side. Round-arched C19 staircase window to left. One 4-light double-chamfered window (with C20 mullions) to right. In the two right gable apexes an octagonal light and a quatrefoil. Single-storey C20 addition to right not of special interest.

Listing NGR: SE2464203743

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
334034
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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