Rose Farmhouse
ROSE FARMHOUSE, THE BALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300904
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Rose Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- ROSE FARMHOUSE, THE BALK
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04346/08
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300904
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Rose Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROSE FARMHOUSE, THE BALK
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:
- ROSE FARMHOUSE, THE BALK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Walton
- National Grid Reference:
- SE3561516390
Details
SE31NE
3/43
20.1.75
WALTON
THE BALK
(west side, off)
Rose Farmhouse
GV
II
House. Mid C17. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 3-cell
plan with lobby-entry at junction of 2nd and 3rd cells and continuous rear
outshut. Doorway with composite jambs has chamfered surround. Above is small
chamfered light. 3 ground-floor windows formerly of 4, 5 and 4 lights have
shallow double-chamfered surrounds (all lack mullions) with continuous dripmould. 1st floor
windows have plain stone surrounds and wooden casements. Coped gables with
ridge stack to left gable and one other at junction of 2nd and 3rd cells. Rear
has 3 small 2-light windows and 2 larger windows to 1st floor which has larger
coursed masonry indicating that the outshut was single-storey originally. Right-
hand return has 4-light window with 3-light above, both under continuous hoodmould.
Left-hand return has doorway with composite jambs and chamfered surround.
Interior: the central housebody has a large depressed Tudor-arched fireplace with
chamfered surround and an unusual arrangement of stop-chamfered beams forming a
lozenge shape. The parlour, on right, has a smaller Tudor-arched fireplace and
2 chamfered spine beams. The 1st cell was the original kitchen with a fire-screen
against the side door with a heck-post indicating that this fireplace had a
fire-hood originally. Timbered-arcade to outshut has 3 posts with jowelled heads
straight-braced to arcade-plate, king-post trusses with single angle struts and
heavily cambered tie beams of large scantling. Some reused timbers from an earlier
structure.
RCHM (England) report.
Listing NGR: SE3561516390
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 342347
- 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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