The Brown Cow
THE BROWN COW, GODLEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1231819
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Brown Cow
- Statutory Address:
- THE BROWN COW, GODLEY LANE
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- Date:
- 2003-06-07
- Reference:
- IOE01/03565/31
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1231819
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Brown Cow
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BROWN COW, GODLEY 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:
- THE BROWN COW, GODLEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Ripponden
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 03215 18269
Details
SE 01NW RIPPONDEN (former U.D.) GODLY LANE, Rishworth SE 032182 The Brown Cow 5/40 _
GV II
House, formerly a public house, late C17 with mid C18 alteration. Hammer dressed stone, ashlar quoins, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. T-shaped. South front is long side of cross-wing: 4-light double chamfered mullioned window to left of added porch mid C20; 2-light flat faced mullioned window over to 1st floor. To right of porch-another of 3 lights. Left hand return wall has 2- light window with 4-light flat faced mullioned window over to lst floor. Low outshut breaks forward with single double framed window with two 2-light windows above roofline of outshut to 1st floor of main range. Right hand return wall has quoins and flat faced mullioned windows of 4 lights to each floor with circular opening to apex. Main range, set back, has 6 light window with 5-light window over to 1st floor. Gable stacks to wing.
Interior: Main range has wide room with large fireplace with straight lintel which is painted with a picture of a cow, a repainting with decorative marbling initialled "JMS 1921".
Listing NGR: SE0321518269
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 406376
- 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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