High House
HIGH HOUSE, HIGH HOUSE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313725
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- High House
- Statutory Address:
- HIGH HOUSE, HIGH HOUSE LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313725
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- High House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGH HOUSE, HIGH HOUSE 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:
- HIGH HOUSE, HIGH HOUSE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE0358527457
Details
SOWERBY BRIDGE HIGH HOUSE LANE
SE 02 NW
(east side), Midgley
1/85
- High House
- II
Farmhouse. Dated 1606 but much rebuilt, probably in CL9. Coursed squared stone,
stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays with through-passage, right bay projecting
forward under continuation of main roof. Double-chamfered mullion windows to ground
floor of 2nd and 3rd bays, otherwise single-chamfered mullion windows. From left: bay
1: on right, stop-chamfered quoined doorway with dated lintel in gabled porch having
moulded doorway and, to gable,pigeon-holes with ledges, kneelers, coping and cross
finial; to its left are windows of 2 lights (mullion removed) and 3 lights; on lst
floor two 2-light windows linked by inserted 2-light window. Bay 2: windows of
3 lights and 6 lights with king mullion, linked by inserted window and all under
continuous hoodmould; on lst floor a C19 window to left of a 5-light window. Bay 3: a
6-light window with king mullion and broken hoodmould with C19 doorway; small square
chamfered lst-floor light in left return. Kneelers and ashlar coping; finial to right
gable. Corniced stack to left end; ridge stacks between bays 1 and 2 and bays 2 and
3. Rear, from left: a 3-light window, 2 lights made into doorway, with 2-light window
above; later single-storey outshut; a 2-light window to each floor (mullions removed);
a c.1980 gabled open porch masking stop-chamfered quoined doorway; two 2-light
windows, left one made into doorway and now window. Right return: a small square
light on left and a 3-light, now 2-light window to ground floor; similar window above
to centre. Left return: a 4-light double-chamfered mullion window to lst floor left.
Interior: through-passage has walls of large stone blocks, the right hand wall with
chamfered ledge at top (as at High Lee, Sowerby Lane (q.v.)). The central housebody
has spliced stop-chamfered spine-beams indicating presence of a former bressumer and
firehood, and a later, probably C17, stone fireplace with massive corbelled lintel and
moulded cornice.
Listing NGR: SE0358527457
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 339227
- 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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