The Old Rectory
THE OLD RECTORY, PINFOLD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1300318
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD RECTORY, PINFOLD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1300318
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD RECTORY, PINFOLD 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:
- THE OLD RECTORY, PINFOLD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Mirfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 20983 20253
Details
MIRFIELD UD PINFOLD LANE SE 22 SW (Mirfield)
2/142 The Old Rectory 14/3/66 (formerly listed as No. 13 (Old Rectory)
II*
Private house, former rectory. Probably early C16. The right gable is dated 1540. Extensively modernised probably in early C20. Stone ground floor of C20 date though earlier walling is visible at left end of facade. Timber framed upper floor to facade and right gable. Stone slate roofs. 2 storeys. Rectangular 4-bay main house with penthouse to right side of right gable. C20 wing to rear and recent wing adjoining this. 2 storeys. The main facade has ground floor mullioned windows of 4, 6 and 4 lights and an arched entrance. The upper floor is of 4 bays with close studding. Wooden casement windows, all transomed and of 10, 10, 12 and 8 lights, some have opening side- hung lights. The right gable is stone to ground floor with a 5-light canted bay. 1st floor is jettied and has close studding and diagonal strutting. Peg holes indicate that the gable would have had barge-boards. Finial at apex the pendant part of which has T.S. 1540 (Thomas Savile). In the centre is a 10-light projecting, wooden casement window. The tie-beam of the truss is moulded. To the right is the penthouse which would probably have contained the staircase. Projecting stack to left gable with 2-light double chamfered window left and right 1st floor.
Five sets of posts carrying king-post trusses, with struts, are all visible in the upper rooms. The king posts are braced to ridge. The two rooms to the right, ground floor, have exposed ceiling with main beam and secondary beams, joists and secondary joists, all moulded, probably C17. One room has a wide Tudor arched fireplace with moulded surround, probably C17.
Thomas Savile purchased the Rectory from Kirklees Priory in 1539.
H. N. Pobjoy, A History of Mirfield, 1968.
Listing NGR: SE2098320253
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 340829
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pobjoy, H N, A History of Mirfield, (1968)
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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