The Westgate the Westgate Public House
THE WESTGATE PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, UNION STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257922
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1997
- List Entry Name:
- The Westgate the Westgate Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE WESTGATE PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, UNION STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13259/17
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257922
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1997
- List Entry Name:
- The Westgate the Westgate Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WESTGATE PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, UNION STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE WESTGATE, 28, WESTGATE
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 WESTGATE PUBLIC HOUSE, 17, UNION STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE WESTGATE, 28, WESTGATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 09460 25035
Details
SE 0925 SW HALIFAX WESTGATE
(South side)
679/14/10238
No 28, The Westgate
GV II
Also listed as: No.17 The Westgate Public House, UNION STREET
Includes: No.17 The Westgate Public House UNION STREET. 2 houses and attached weaving wing, now public house. c1800 with late C19 alterations. Later pub front to Union Street. Thin courses of squared stone with plinth and painted ashlar dressings; roof of thick stone slates with rendered chimney. House on Westgate 3 storeys and cellar, 3x1:1 windows; right return to Union Street incorporates slightly later house. Westgate elevation has internal step up to renewed door at centre in narrow stone surround; similar surrounds to renewed sash windows, smaller on top floor. Right return has upper windows in similar style but top floor has paired lights and ground floor has pub front with door at left and 2 lights at right, pilasters between having carved brackets supporting Gothic hood with 3 shallow arches and flower-stopped dripmould. Etched glass panels to all ground floor windows are possibly late C20. Interior largely re-modelled late C20.
Listing NGR: SE0946025035
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463273
- 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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