Ainsley Cottage

AINSLEY COTTAGE, AINSLEY LANE, MARSDEN

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1278371
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:
Ainsley Cottage
Statutory Address:
AINSLEY COTTAGE, AINSLEY LANE, MARSDEN
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1278371
Date first listed:
11-Jul-1985
List Entry Name:
Ainsley Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
AINSLEY COTTAGE, AINSLEY LANE, MARSDEN

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
AINSLEY COTTAGE, AINSLEY LANE, MARSDEN

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:
SE0386411895

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25/09/2012


SE 01 SW
4/12


AINSLEY LANE
Marsden
Ainsley Cottage


(Formerly listed as Ainsley House)


II


Early to mid C18. House. Hammer dressed stone. Quoins. Pitched stone slate
roof. Coped gable to east, chamfered. Moulded footstones. Chimney stack at
east (original fireplace to east is still apparent) with water tabling. There
was formerly another chimney at west gable. Two storeys. South elevation:
Ground floor: one 3-light, one 4-light and one 2-light stone mullioned windows
(chamfered and recessed). First floor: one 3-light and one 4-light stone
mullioned window (chamfered and recessed); one 2-light stone mullioned window
(chamfered and recessed) (blocked and mullion removed). North elevation has two
blanked off doorways. East elevation has small stone outbuilding of later date.


Listing NGR: SE0386411895

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
405957
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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