Townhead Farmhouse
Townhead Farmhouse, North Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1224951
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Townhead Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- Townhead Farmhouse, North Street
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- Date:
- 2007-09-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/16951/03
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1224951
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Townhead Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- Townhead Farmhouse, North Street
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:
- Townhead Farmhouse, North Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Silsden
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 04528 46936
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 June 2021 to reformat text to current standards
SE0446
9/169
SILSDEN C.P.
NORTH STREET (north side)
Townhead Farmhouse
27.9.65
II
House. Mid-C17 with early C20 alterations. Thin coursed rubble, dressed quoins, stone slate roof. Two storeys. Two-cell, end baffle-entry plan with single-storey outshut to rear of second cell. Three first-floor windows. To left, six-light double-chamfered mullioned window has hoodmould with straight returns; two-light C20 flat-faced mullioned window has four-paned sashes; doorway to right-hand end has composite jambs with broad chamfered surround. First floor has two windows with chamfered surrounds and one other stack to right-hand ridge; one other stack to left extruded from gable with offsets in ashlar with cyma-moulded cornice. Rear has small chamfered window to rear of first cell.
Interior: westernmost room has fine Tudor-arched fireplace with carved spandrels and chamfered surround.
Listing NGR: SE0452846936
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 418956
- 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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