24 AND 24A, MARKET PLACE
24 AND 24A, MARKET PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185141
- Date first listed:
- 05-Nov-1968
- List Entry Name:
- 24 AND 24A, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address:
- 24 AND 24A, MARKET PLACE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185141
- Date first listed:
- 05-Nov-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- 24 AND 24A, MARKET PLACE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 24 AND 24A, MARKET PLACE
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:
- 24 AND 24A, MARKET PLACE
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 45581 21894
Details
PONTEFRACT MARKET PLACE SE 4521 NE (north-west side) 8/47 Nos 24 and 24a (formerly listed as 'The 5.ll.68 United Kingdom')
GV II
House, then hotel, now partly shops. Early C18 with early C20 alterations. Painted brick with stone dressings and slate roof. Three storeys and 5 bays. Advanced early C20 ground floor with early C18-style entrances to outer bays and plate-glass shop windows between. Entrances have C20 glazed doors and overlights set in bolection-moulded architraves with rusticated stonework to either side and raised and fielded panels over between large fluted brackets supporting moulded cornices and blocking courses. Similarly moulded, slightly recessed cornice between with stepped blocking course. Chamfered rusticated quoins to angles above. First floor has 5 tall unequally-hung original 15-pane sash windows with thick glazing bars and second floor has 3 original unequally-hung 9-pane sashes with similar glazing bars, plus blocked openings to bays 1 and 3. All first and second-floor openings have moulded architraves with raised keystones and moulded sills, each supported by unusual brackets with gadrooned tops and drop-like bases which are set to either end of plain bands which run below the sills. Heavy moulded and modillioned cornice with blocking course. Tall brick stack to left. There is said to be fine panelling in the first-floor saloon, but access is not permitted by the vintners for security reasons.
Listing NGR: SE4558121894
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 342686
- 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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