Acre
ACRE, THORNEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313771
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Acre
- Statutory Address:
- ACRE, THORNEY LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1313771
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Acre
- Statutory Address 1:
- ACRE, THORNEY 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:
- ACRE, THORNEY 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:
- SE 03424 27075
Details
SOWERBY BRIDGE THORNEY LANE SE 02 NW (west side, off), Midgley 1/252 Acre - - II 'SC Laithehouse. c1800; date inscription 1837' probably refers to barn conversion. Coursed squares tone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 2-bay house to right of 2-bay barn; outshut added to rear of right bay. House: central board door, the doorway tied into flanking 4-light flat-faced mullion widows by large impost blocks; 2 similar windows above; tooled stone surrounds to all openings. Barn, converted to cottage: keyed segmental-arched cart-entry on right, blocked and with later 3-light window and keystone dated; chamfered mistal doorway to left end; two 2-light windows above, that to left later, the later windows having plain stone surrounds and flat-faced mullions, the earlier window as house windows. Gables have kneelers and ashlar coping. Ridge stacks to right ends of house and barn. Rear: house has one 3-light first-floor window; barn has part-blocked opposing mistal doorway. left return: diamond owl-hole in gable. Interior: house: pantry in outhsut is partly below ground level; barn: large fireplace with chamfered mantleshelf to right; fireplace above it with iron grate; angle braces to roof trusses, through purlins. In state of dereliction at time of resurvey.
Listing NGR: SE0342427075
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 339384
- 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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