The Sister's House and Priors Mead
THE SISTER'S HOUSE AND PRIORS MEAD, SYKE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184367
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Sister's House and Priors Mead
- Statutory Address:
- THE SISTER'S HOUSE AND PRIORS MEAD, SYKE LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/11307/10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184367
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- The Sister's House and Priors Mead
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SISTER'S HOUSE AND PRIORS MEAD, SYKE 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:
- THE SISTER'S HOUSE AND PRIORS MEAD, SYKE 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 13204 26431
Details
BRIGHOUSE SYKE LANE SE 12 NW 1/170 The Sister's House and Priors Mead formerly listed as 17 Priestley 3.1.67 Green (The Sister's House) under Hipperholme
G. V. II 2 houses perhaps formerly one. Dated 1630. Hammer-dressed stone, rendered, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, considered as one house it forms a long range which appears as a double gabled frontage of 2 bays the right hand of which breaks forward and 3 other bays (the right hand a cross-wing) under a different roof line. All have double chamfered mullioned windows with hoodmoulds. The first bays have lean-to porch protecting doorway with inscribed square lintel 'S1630S'. 6 lights to left and 4 over, and 8 lights (with king mullion) with 6 lights over. The 3rd bay has C19 doorway broken into window now of 4 lights with 5 lights over. The 4th bay has similar doorway and 8-light window to housebody with 5-light over. 5th bay has 6-light with 5-light over. All gables coped with kneelers and finials. 3 stacks, after 2nd bay and 4th bay. Right hand return wall has some altered windows, one of 4 lights with wooden diamond mullions. Single storey to rear.
Interior: The housebody to Sister's House has large stop chamfered spine beams and large segmental arched fireplace with simple chamfer inscribed 'TAP 1658'. The housebody of Priors Meade has stop chamfered spine beams with scarf joints evidence of former bressumer and firehood. Posts and straight braces forming timbered arcade to aisle of good quality and close studded wall to rear of parlour chamber which has fireplace with square lintel and composite jambs with simple chamfer. Formerly had a C17 plastered ceiling now gone. Ground floor room to central bay has plaster tablet bearing date 1584 said to have been imported from a house in Wakefield. D. Nortcliffe, Buildings of Brighouse, (Brighouse 1978) p.10.
Listing NGR: SE1320426431
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338908
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Nortcliffe, D, Buildings of Brighouse, (1978), 10
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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