Blacker Hall Farmhouse

BLACKER HALL FARMHOUSE, BRANCH ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1313198
Date first listed:
27-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:
Blacker Hall Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
BLACKER HALL FARMHOUSE, BRANCH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1313198
Date first listed:
27-Aug-1986
List Entry Name:
Blacker Hall Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
BLACKER HALL FARMHOUSE, BRANCH 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
BLACKER HALL FARMHOUSE, BRANCH ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Crigglestone
National Grid Reference:
SE 30039 15782

Details

SE31NW CRIGGLESTONE BRANCH ROAD (east side, off), Great Cliff

Blacker Hall 2/5 Farmhouse

GV II

House. c1800. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. T-shaped with rear wing. 3-bay symmetrical facade. Channelled stonework with raised window and door surrounds perhaps indicating it was intended to be rendered originally. Central doorway with monolithic jambs and margin-glazed overlight. Flanked by 16-pane sashes with 12-pane unequally-hung sashes above, all with plain stone surrounds and slightly projecting sills. Coped gables with shaped kneelers. Rear: 2 finely-dressed lateral stacks flank wing which has 3 narrow 15-pane sash windows with one above middle window and finely-dressed gable stack. Set in right-hand return of wing tall stairwindow with doorway inserted under. Left-hand return has 1 1/2-storey lean-to of slightly later date with similar windows and doorway.

Interior: front door leads into long entrance hall with archway at junction with rear wing which has cross-passage and simple staircase with stick balusters. Parlour, to left, has windows with architraves and shutters and moulded plaster cornice. Parlour chamber has partitioned dressing room with inner glazed window engraved "John Robinson Wood August 5 1847". One rear chamber retains its original fireplace with architrave, moulded shelf and decorative cast-iron grate.

Listing NGR: SE3003915782

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
342308
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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