Healds House
HEALDS HOUSE, 128 AND 130, HEALDS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300522
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Healds House
- Statutory Address:
- HEALDS HOUSE, 128 AND 130, HEALDS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300522
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Healds House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HEALDS HOUSE, 128 AND 130, HEALDS 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:
- HEALDS HOUSE, 128 AND 130, HEALDS ROAD
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:
- SE 23047 22696
Details
DEWSBURY CB HEALDS ROAD SE 22 SW (Westborough)
2/51 Nos. 128 & 130 14/4/75 (Healds House)
II
Large house, now divided. Largely C18 with C19 alterations, with C16 fragments at rear. Brick front with raised stone quoins, stone band stone gutter and chamfered stone plinth: Hipped stone slate roof with tall rendered ornamental stacks. Two storeys. 4-bay facade with sash windows with raised stone sills. C19 canted bay to left of doorway which has later pilastered doorcase. Above door is attached 3-panel tablet with a motif, and words, 'SAY GOD BE HE(RE)' and date 'IBM 1569'. Right side elevation partly of brick. One late C18 type 3-light window to 1st floor. The left elevation has a canted bay to right and a later lean-to extension above which is a 4-light double chamfered window, with early but re-leaded glass probably of early C18 date. At rear are various altered openings but to left, in outshut, is a part obscured window of round-arched lights with sunken spandrels, all blocked, and altered with later doorway. Above is an altered 5-light double chamfered window with early (restored) glazing.
The house was taken as Miss Wooler's school in 1837 when Charlotte Bronte was a teacher there and Anne Bronte a pupil. The earlier house was used as a meeting house by followers of George Fox in the late C17.
Listing NGR: SE2304722696
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 340736
- 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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