Lower Breck Farmhouse the Breck
LOWER BRECK FARMHOUSE, ROCHDALE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313742
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Breck Farmhouse the Breck
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER BRECK FARMHOUSE, ROCHDALE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313742
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Breck Farmhouse the Breck
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER BRECK FARMHOUSE, ROCHDALE ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE BRECK, ROCHDALE 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:
- LOWER BRECK FARMHOUSE, ROCHDALE ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- THE BRECK, ROCHDALE ROAD
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:
- SE 04430 22633
Details
SOWERBY BRIDGE ROCHDALE ROAD SE 0422 and SE 0522 (west side, off), Triangle 15/203 The Breck and Lower Breck Farmhouse - GV II
House, now house and farmhouse. C17, early C18 and mid C19. Large blocks of coursed squared stone, stone slate roof. Pair of parallel C17 ranges refronted C18, the left range brought forward and C18 bay added, set forward, on right; C19 block added to rear of this C18 bay. Central single-storey 2-bay block with 2- storey gabled wing on right and same, projecting further, on left. Central block: chamfered plinth. Tall 2-light flat-faced mullion window with 24-pane sashes with glazing bars under dripmould with floral decorated stop. To its right a 6-panel door in quoined, moulded surround with lintel dated ' T 1712' I M and window set over lintel. Parapet with moulded coping. Ridge stack. To left, above ridge, is gable of C17 range. Left wing: a 3-light window to each floor, first-floor window having sashes with glazing bars; stack to left side. Right wing: quoins; a 3-light window to each floor; stack to right side. Rear: on right the 2 C17 gabled bays: quoins to left. On left of right bay 6-panel door in plain stone surround under hollow- moulded string with decorative stop. Double-chamfered mullion windows, over door of 2 lights (blocked), in left bay of 8, now 4 lights with a 6-over-8-light window with king mullion above. Left bay has hollow-moulded hoodmoulds with decorative stops. Shaped kneeler to left. Chamfered coping, bridging valley. Left return of left bay has a 3-light double-chamfered mullion window and former 2-light window above containing 20-pane sash with glazing bars. 2-bay C19 block set back on left: watershot stone, quoins to lower courses on left. 6-panel door on right under reused basket-arched lintel inscribed 'RT 1658' . Two 16-pane sashes to each floor with plain stone surrounds and projecting cills. Right return: C19 block has blocked central door flanked by 2 windows, as rear, on each floor; plain gutter brackets. Left return: the most unified facade, C18, 5 bays with central bay breaking forward under corniced pediment. Plinth. Central half-glazed door with cornice. Windows have plain stone surrounds, some sashes with glazing bars remain, otherwise C20. Interior, The Breck: central C17 range has at rear, on ground floor: large segmental-arahed cyma-moulded, quoined fireplace, timber lintel above, stop- chamfered cross-beams; on first floor cyma-moulded fireplace with deep lintel and good early C19 grate, king post roof truss with chamfered tie-beam, V-struts and trenched purlins. In C18 part, fine stair with iron balusters alternately waved and with decorative panels continuing across landing, and with ramped handrail. Marble fireplaces to ground floor. Reputed to have been a Dower House to Field House , Dean Land. Archbishop Tillotson's father moved here after leaving Haugh End, Haugh End lane, (qv). The initials over the door are reputed to refer to his great-nephew, Joshua Tillotson,and his wife Martha (Kendall). H P Kendall, 'Antiquarians at Sowerby. A Pleasant Ramble, 'Halifax Antiquarian Society, Vol 1 (1902), Saturday June 7th.
Listing NGR: SE0443022633
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 339330
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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(1902)
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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