Town End Cottage
TOWN END COTTAGE, 5, STATION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265497
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town End Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN END COTTAGE, 5, STATION ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04029/24
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265497
- Date first listed:
- 11-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Town End Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN END COTTAGE, 5, STATION 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:
- TOWN END COTTAGE, 5, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Hemsworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 43237 13307
Details
HEMSWORTH STATION ROAD SE41SW (west side) 5/55 No. 5 (Town End - Cottage) - II
Cottage. Probably early C17 or earlier, altered probably in C18 and subsequently. Timber framed construction, later cased in large coursed squared sandstone, with roof of stone slates (now coated) and pantiles. Two- unit plan with added rear outshut. Two low storeys and 2 bays; south front has 2 altered windows on each floor, those at ground floor vertical rectangular and those above square. Ridge chimney. Right-hand gable wall has glazed lean-to conservatory covering present entrance into outshut. Interior: visible remains of formerly timber-framed building include 2 of 3 wallposts in the rear wall, wallplates in front and rear walls, tie-beams at both ends and in the centre, and one pair of purlins; at the west end these terminate on a light tie beam or collar approx. 1½ metres from the gable wall (suggesting remains of former smoke bay or smoke hood). Stone staircase in outshut, rising along outside of former rear wall (suggesting formerly open structure, or ladder stair to loft).
Listing NGR: SE4323713307
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 424034
- 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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