16 AND 17, TOWNGATE
16 AND 17, TOWNGATE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184414
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- 16 AND 17, TOWNGATE
- Statutory Address:
- 16 AND 17, TOWNGATE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-12-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/09758/05
- Rights:
- © Mr Nigel Wood. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184414
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- 16 AND 17, TOWNGATE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 16 AND 17, TOWNGATE
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:
- 16 AND 17, TOWNGATE
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 12302 25768
Details
BRIGHOUSE TOWNGATE, HIPPERHOLME SE 12 NW (north side) 1/177 Nos. 16 and 17 G.V. II
House now 2 cottages. Late C17 with early to mid C18 alterations. Hammer- dressed stone, (rendered) stone slate roof. 3-bay single-aisled house with timber arcade with post and braces to arcade plate. King post truss. Panelled interior to left hand front has large fielded panels c.1720. 2-storey front has 2 bays of flat faced mullioned windows of 5 lights (2 mullions removed) with 3-light window over (mullions removed). Central bay has doorway with monolithic jambs with 3-light window over (mullions removed). 2 stacks, one extruded to left hand gable. Interior to right hand cottage has segmental arched fireplace on corbelled jambs with simple chamfer.
Listing NGR: SE1230225768
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338915
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 07-Jul-2026 at 12:57:46.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.