Lane Head House
LANE HEAD HOUSE, 165, LANE HEAD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183840
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Lane Head House
- Statutory Address:
- LANE HEAD HOUSE, 165, LANE HEAD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183840
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Lane Head House
- Statutory Address 1:
- LANE HEAD HOUSE, 165, LANE HEAD 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:
- LANE HEAD HOUSE, 165, LANE HEAD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirkburton
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 19408 09015
Details
SE 10 NE LANE HEAD ROAD Shepley 8/56 No.165 22/6/83 (Lane Head House)
II
Large house. Predominantly early C18 but retaining some earlier features. Thinly coursed rubble and hammer dressed stone with quoins. Stone slate roof with hollow chamfered gable copings on cut kneelers. Ashlar and stone stacks with string and cornice. Two storeys. L-plan of different builds with rear outshut to main range. The main range breaks forward slightly and has good moulded doorway to left, with deep lintel with raised letters: 'IF 1709'. Hood-mould over continues to right over altered ground floor window. Two double chamfered windows to 1st floor, with all mullions removed. Moulded eaves cornice. The projecting wing at 90°, to left, has slightly projecting part to right with part blocked doorway with deep lintel dated 1597, to left is wide, part blocked doorway with chamfered surround. Part blocked loading door to 1st floor, probably C19. To rear of main range is outshut with 2, 3, and 4-light double chamfered windows and good chamfered doorway to right. To the right of the outshut is 3-light double chamfered window with early glazing, and to 1st floor, one 6-light double chamfered window with king mullion. The right gable apex has two oval windows in stone surround, and also one to right side of outshut.
Interior not inspected.
Joseph Firth of Holroyd established a Friends Meeting here in 1695.
Listing NGR: SE1940809015
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 341170
- 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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