Pollard Hall
POLLARD HALL, OXFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1313297
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Pollard Hall
- Statutory Address:
- POLLARD HALL, OXFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1313297
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Pollard Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- POLLARD HALL, OXFORD 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:
- POLLARD HALL, OXFORD 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 20822 26154
Details
SE 22 NW SPENBOROUGH MB OXFORD ROAD (west side) GOMERSAL 2/148 Pollard Hall 12/1/67
II*
Exceedingly fine hall house. Dated 1659, though part to left may be slightly earlier, with 1889 addition. Built for Tempest and Mary Pollard. Hammer dressed stone with deeper courses to 1659 part. Plinth. Stone slate roof with chamfered gable copings and ornamental finials to apexes and eaves. Chamfered ashlar stacks with caps. Two storeys. Four gabled, front with central 2 storey porch with doorway with moulded surround and arched lintel. Above is 4-light window, and to each side of porch, both floors is 2-light window. To right of porch is lead rainwater head dated 1695. The 2 earlier gabled wings are similar with one 6-light window to each floor and one 2-light window in gable apex. A lead rainwater head has initials T.M.P. To the right of the porch is the hall window of 24 lights (6 lights by 4 lights high) with king mullion and 3 transoms. 2-light in gable apex. The right gable has two 4-light windows, with common hood mould, to ground floor and 5-light window to 1st floor. To the extreme left is a projecting gabled wing of 1889, in keeping, with mullioned and transomed 2-storey canted bay. To rear is single storey porch with arched lintel and moulded surround and ball and stalk finials. Cross window over. A band of shields at high level to right side. All windows double chamfered and with glazing bars.
The hall is galleried on 3 sides with plasterwork under and to frieze. Fireplace against screens passage.
Flagged terrace with low ashlar wall with roll-top copings, and with octagonal tapering, carved piers and corner pinnacles.
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, 1979.
Listing NGR: SE2082226154
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 341055
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967)
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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