Roe Head
ROE HEAD, FAR COMMON ROAD, MIRFIELD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253258
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Roe Head
- Statutory Address:
- ROE HEAD, FAR COMMON ROAD, MIRFIELD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253258
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Roe Head
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROE HEAD, FAR COMMON ROAD, MIRFIELD
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:
- ROE HEAD, FAR COMMON ROAD, MIRFIELD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 19125 21822
Details
SE 12 SE
1/147
MIRFIELD,
FAR COMMON ROAD (West Side),
Roe Head
GV II
House. Mid C18 with late C18 - early C19 and C20 additions. Coursed squared stone,
stone slate roof. Original block 3 storeys, 2 x 5 bays with late C18 - early C19
2-storey, 2-bay block added to north (left) and 2-storey, 4-bay block at right angles
to south-east (rear of right return); in angle so formed is a canted 2-storey porch;
further C20 additions to north not of special interest. West front: original block
on right has paired bows with plinth, cill and eaves bands and 3-light windows with
stone surrounds and C20 casements and sashes with glazing bars, that to ground floor
left deeper with central door; roof hipped on right; corniced stacks to left end and
centre of ridge. 2-bay addition on left has quoins to left, narrow left-hand bay with
sash with glazing bars to each floor in stone surround with tiestones and projecting
cill; right-hand bay bowed with cill bands to 5-light windows with sashes with glazing
bars and tiestones; eaves band; lateral stack to left and one in rear roof pitch.
Right return: original block has raised quoins to left; sashes with glazing bars,
shorter on2nd floor, in stone surrounds with projecting cills; eaves band; central
corniced ridge stack. Later porch has central double doors in projecting corniced
surround, 12-pane sashes flanking it and above have cill bands and tiestones. Similar
windows to wing, three on ground floor and two above, and to its south gable a bow
with 5-light windows as before. Interior: open central staircase. Dining room
retains: C18 fireplace with swags, acanthus scrolls, egg and dart mouldings; dado;
panelling; egg and dart ceiling cornice. Between 1830 and 1837 the house was rented
out as Roe Heath School which was attended by the Bronte Sisters: Charlotte,1831-32,
who returned to teach here in 1835; Emily, briefly in 1835; and, after the school had
moved to Dewsbury Moor, Anne, 1836-37.
Listing NGR: SE1912521822
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436424
- 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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