Lower Laithe Cottage Lower Laithe House Lower Laithe West
LOWER LAITHE COTTAGE, HALIFAX ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228977
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Laithe Cottage Lower Laithe House Lower Laithe West
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER LAITHE COTTAGE, HALIFAX ROAD
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- Date:
- 2000-11-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/02992/13
- Rights:
- © Mr Norman Hurst. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228977
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Laithe Cottage Lower Laithe House Lower Laithe West
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER LAITHE COTTAGE, HALIFAX ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- LOWER LAITHE HOUSE, HALIFAX ROAD
- Statutory Address 3:
- LOWER LAITHE WEST, HALIFAX 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.
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:
- LOWER LAITHE COTTAGE, HALIFAX ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER LAITHE HOUSE, HALIFAX ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER LAITHE WEST, HALIFAX ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Todmorden
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 94368 24430
Details
SD 92SW TODMORDEN (former M.B.) HALIFAX ROAD SD 943245 (north side)
5/129 Lower Laithe House, Lower Laithe West, and Lower Laithe Cottage 22.11.66 (formerly listed as Lower Laithe and Barn and Lower G.V. Laithe Cottage) II
Large group forming 3 dwellings. Early C18 cottage has attached mid C19 house to west. To east is mid C20 link to late C19 coach house much altered, providing additional accommodation to Lower Laithe Cottage. This coach house is of no interest. 2 storeys. South front of 4 bays. 1st 3 bays formed by symmetrical house in ashlar with stone slate roof. Quoins, sill band to ground floor only, eaves cornice. Doorway has architrave and segmental pediment. Over, and to outer bays, are sashed windows with plain stone surrounds, the sills of which project. Hipped roof lacks chimney. 4th bay is cottage which has watershot masonry, dressed quoins, stone slate roof. Large 5-light C19 flat- faced mullioned window with 8-light double chamfered mullioned window over. This face has disturbed stonework adjacent to quoins and has window bottom of C17 character from earlier house. Right hand return wall has added mid C20 porch in keeping. Over is 1st floor taking-in door (blocked) to left of large double chamfered mullioned window, formerly transomed of 10 lights originally now of 5 long lights. It is possible this end was connected with textile manufacture. Under this window is double chamfered mullioned window of 4 lights (2 mullions removed) of C17 character. Plain Venetian window (solid) to apex. One C20 stack at division of house from cottage.
Listing NGR: SD9436824430
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 403709
- 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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