Blue Ball House and Blue Ball Cottage

BLUE BALL COTTAGE, BADGER LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1185355
Date first listed:
12-Dec-1984
List Entry Name:
Blue Ball House and Blue Ball Cottage
Statutory Address:
BLUE BALL COTTAGE, BADGER LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1185355
Date first listed:
12-Dec-1984
List Entry Name:
Blue Ball House and Blue Ball Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
BLUE BALL COTTAGE, BADGER LANE
Statutory Address 2:
BLUE BALL HOUSE, BADGER 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.

Understanding list entries

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:
BLUE BALL COTTAGE, BADGER LANE
Statutory Address:
BLUE BALL HOUSE, BADGER LANE

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

District:
Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Blackshaw
National Grid Reference:
SD9578227567

Details

SD 92 NE
SD 957275
7/71

BLACKSHAW C.P.
BADGER LANE (north side)
Blackshaw Head
Blue Ball House and Blue Ball Cottage

G.V.
II

Former public house, now forms 2 dwellings. Early to mid C19. Hammer-dressed
stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. Quoins. Blue Ball House has central
doorway with monolithic jambs with to either side flat faced mullioned windows
of 2 wide lights (formerly sashed) to each floor. To right and left doorways
with tie-stone jambs and quoined lintels (blocked). Gable stacks. Blue Ball
Cottage is slightly later and is an added single cell to left hand end. This
has quoins, doorway with sill tie and 2-light window to each floor, gable stack.

Listing NGR: SD9578227567

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
338603
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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