Wood Top
Wood Top, Wood Top Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230519
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Wood Top
- Statutory Address:
- Wood Top, Wood Top Road
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1230519
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Wood Top
- Statutory Address 1:
- Wood Top, Wood Top 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:
- Wood Top, Wood Top Road
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:
- SD 99794 26383
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 February 2021 to reformat the text to current standards
SD 92 NE
SD 997263
1/280
HEBDEN ROYD C.P.
Hebden Bridge
WOOD TOP ROAD
Wood Top
II
House, mid C17.with added early C19 cottage and barn now converted to form a dwelling. Now in two occupations. Hammer dressed stone, stone slate roof. Two storeys. C17 dwelling is a cross-wing with plinth, cavetto moulded string course, coped gable with kneelers and finials. Gable has double chamfered mullioned and transomed window of eighteen lights with two king mullions with the same to first floor. Left hand return wall has cross-window with two-light window over. Inserted C19 doorway with monolithic jambs. Attached at right-angles is single-cell cottage with flat faced mullioned window of two-lights with same over. Re-used engraved stone reads: V EHOROSICKVITO/ 1 6 5 7 / W C (perhaps a version of "ut hora sic vita", i.e. as the hour passes so passes life).
Attached at lower level are cottages and barn now forming a single dwelling. Barn has semi-circular cart entry. Cottages have flat faced mullioned windows of two- and three- lights. Quoins. Single stack to cross-wing. Attached to rear is three-cell cottage range with single pitch roof. Two storeys. Ground floor has chamfered mullioned window of three-lights and two double chamfered mullioned windows of six lights, first floor has three flat faced mullioned windows of five lights. Two stacks to ridge.
Interior of cross-wing has large elliptical arched fireplace and reeded spine-beams and joists.
Listing NGR: SD9979426383
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 405366
- 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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