Green Top Farmhouse and Green Top Cottage

GREEN TOP FARMHOUSE AND GREEN TOP COTTAGE, OLD MOUNT ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1221743
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:
Green Top Farmhouse and Green Top Cottage
Statutory Address:
GREEN TOP FARMHOUSE AND GREEN TOP COTTAGE, OLD MOUNT ROAD

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1221743
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:
Green Top Farmhouse and Green Top Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
GREEN TOP FARMHOUSE AND GREEN TOP COTTAGE, OLD MOUNT 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.

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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:
GREEN TOP FARMHOUSE AND GREEN TOP COTTAGE, OLD MOUNT ROAD

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

District:
Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SE 04287 10824

Details

SE Ol SW OLD MOUNT ROAD Marsden 4/352

- Green Top Farmhouse and Green Top Cottage

- II

1671 (datestone). Farmhouse. Rendered south east elevation. Coursed rubble to north west. Quoins. Pitched stone slate roof. Chamfered copings to north east gable on moulded footstones. Ashlar gable stack to south west. 2 storeys. South east elevation: ground floor; doorway with chamfered reveals and deep lintel with inscription: IMM 1611 in squared motif typical of area and date. One 8-light stone mullioned window (double chamfered with central King mullion). One 5-light stone mullioned window (double chamfered). Over ground floor windows is continuous drip moulding with motif IMM at one end and 1671 at the other. First floor; one 4-light stone mullioned window (double chamfered). One 3-light stone mullioned window (double chamfered). One modern single light. North west elevation: single storey lean-to extension with catslide roof. One 3-light and one 2-light stone mullioned window (chamfered and recessed) Two single lights. South west gable; one 3-light and one 2-light stone mullioned window (as above). One later single light. Gable stack is part external with rakings offsets.

Listing NGR: SE0428710824

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
413626
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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