Aviary in Shaw Park
AVIARY IN SHAW PARK, SHAW LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263822
- Date first listed:
- 05-Oct-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Aviary in Shaw Park
- Statutory Address:
- AVIARY IN SHAW PARK, SHAW LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263822
- Date first listed:
- 05-Oct-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Aviary in Shaw Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- AVIARY IN SHAW PARK, SHAW 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:
- AVIARY IN SHAW PARK, SHAW LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Stainland and District
- National Grid Reference:
- SE0887519595
Details
SE 0819/SE 0919
1669-/6/10004
ELLAND
SHAW LANE
Aviary in Shaw Park
II
Aviary, now disused. c1870. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings,
slate and corrugated iron roofs. 3 storey central tower, with
dentilated first floor band, moulded and dentilated upper floor band
and deep bracketed eaves cornice. Pyramidal hipped roof with curved
rear gable. Slightly projecting tower has central pointed arch
doorway, with flanking lancets, above 3 lancets, and above again a
pair of lancets flanked by single lancets. The side faces of the top
stage have 3 lancets. The flanking single storey wings each have 6
tall lancets, the lower half blocked, alternating with 5 pairs of
small segment arched openings, now blocked. Originally the wings had
hipped roofs, now with lean-to corrugated iron roofs, the front
originally had a single storey cage along the front. This building
was built as an aviary for Shaw Park.
Listing NGR: SE0887519595
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 429515
- 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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