Heather Cottage Lower Hathershelf
HEATHER COTTAGE, HATHERSHELF LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279108
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Heather Cottage Lower Hathershelf
- Statutory Address:
- HEATHER COTTAGE, HATHERSHELF LANE
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- Date:
- 1999-10-05
- Reference:
- IOE01/01015/03
- Rights:
- © Mr Norman Hurst. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1279108
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1963
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Heather Cottage Lower Hathershelf
- Statutory Address 1:
- HEATHER COTTAGE, HATHERSHELF LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- LOWER HATHERSHELF, HATHERSHELF 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:
- HEATHER COTTAGE, HATHERSHELF LANE
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER HATHERSHELF, HATHERSHELF LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Hebden Royd
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 02612 25234
Details
SE 02NW DEN ROYD C.P. HATHERSHELF LANE SE 026252 Luddendenfoot, Halifax 2/129 Lower Hathershelf and Heather Cottage (formerly listed as Nos. 8, 10 and 19.7.63 12 Lower Hathershelf)
G.V. II
House, now in 2 occupations initialled and dated "R M S 1671" (for Robert and Mary Swaine). Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 3-room through-passage plan with western cross-wing which projects to front but is flush at rear. All are double chamfered mullioned windows. Gabled cross-wing has 9-light window with king mullion (6 + 3) with hoodmould over. Over, to 1st floor, is mullioned and transomed window of 8 lights with stepped hoodmould which continues over former taking-in door (blocked) with monolithic jambs. Finely moulded gothic coping to gable with finial. Left hand return wall has 8-light chamfered mullioned window with 9-light window over to 1st floor with closer spaced mullions. To right of windows disturbed stonework. Right hand return wall has disturbed stonework where formerly a lateral stack may have been, now replaced by an internal stack. Hall has impressive mullioned and transomed window of 18 lights with 2 king mullions. Hoodmould over has initials to left and date to right forming label stops. Over is gabled dormer with coping and finial and window with chamfered surround. Doorway has Tudor arched lintel with stop chamfered surround. Over, window with plain stone surrounds. Service end is gabled with coping, kneelers and finial. 8-light window with king mullion. Over, to 1st floor, is mullioned and transomed 8-light window with hoodmould over. 2 stacks to ridge to either side of through-passage. Single storey outshut to rear set between gabled wings. Interior: Heavily jowled post on stylobat survives to rear of through-passage. Housebody has scarf jointed spine beams, evidence of former bressumer removed when the large hall window was built. It would appear that there was a single- aisled timber framed hall with an added stone cross-wing, probably early C17. The hall was then encased in stone in 1671. C. F. Stell, p.64-5, 76.
Listing NGR: SE0261225234
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 404215
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Stell, C F, Vernacular Architecture in a Pennine Community, (1960), 64-65, 76
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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