Higher House
Higher House, Tenter Hill Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230440
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Higher House
- Statutory Address:
- Higher House, Tenter Hill Lane
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- Date:
- 2002-07-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/03960/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230440
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Higher House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Higher House, Tenter Hill 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.
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:
- Higher House, Tenter Hill Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Hebden Royd
- National Grid Reference:
- SD9993622448
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 9th February 2021 to remove superfluous source details and reformat the text to current standards
SD 92 SE
SE 999224
3/270
HEBDEN ROYD C.P.
Cragg Vale
TENTER HILL LANE
Higher House
II
House, (derelict) dated and initialled " W S N/ 1666 ". Large dressed stone, stone slate roof survives in parts only. Two storeys. Three-room front with rear dairy. Through-passage plan. All are double chamfered mullioned windows to ground floor, chamfered mullioned to first floor. Four-light window with same over. Inserted C19 doorway with monolithic jambs. Six-light housebody window with four-light window over. Two-light fire-window with four-light flat faced mullioned window over. Doorway with composite jambs, Tudor arch lintel with date set within a tressure, stop chamfered surround. To right of door is small square chamfered opening (blocked). Over, two-light window. Two former two-light windows with hoodmould with heart shaped label stop. Other hoodmoulds with straight returns over ground floor windows. Over is three-light window. Most windows lack some mullions. Left hand return wall has extruded stack with offsets. Some windows survive to ground floor at rear. A once fine building much abused by neglect.
Listing NGR: SD9993622448
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 405356
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Stell, C F, Vernacular Architecture in a Pennine Community, (1960), 87-88, 238, 276-277
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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