Tower and Roadside Wall to West of Houndhill Farmhouse
TOWER AND ROADSIDE WALL TO WEST OF HOUNDHILL FARMHOUSE, HOUND HILL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315080
- Date first listed:
- 11-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Tower and Roadside Wall to West of Houndhill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER AND ROADSIDE WALL TO WEST OF HOUNDHILL FARMHOUSE, HOUND HILL LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315080
- Date first listed:
- 11-Nov-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Tower and Roadside Wall to West of Houndhill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER AND ROADSIDE WALL TO WEST OF HOUNDHILL FARMHOUSE, HOUND HILL 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:
- TOWER AND ROADSIDE WALL TO WEST OF HOUNDHILL FARMHOUSE, HOUND HILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Barnsley (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 33667 04143
Details
WORSBROUGH HOUND HILL LANE SE30SW (south side)
1/80 Tower and roadside wall to west of Houndhill 11.11.66 farmhouse (part of item formerly listed as Tower in garden of Hound Hill house) GV II Boundary wall with tower. c1640-44 for Richard Elmhirst. Rubble sandstone. Wall surmounting roadside bank with circular stone tower at north end. Wall has triangular copings which rise over a blocked quoined doorway. Tower has doorway facing Houndhill farmhouse (q.v.) with chamfered quoins and curved lintel. 4 small openings beneath coped parapet.
Interior of tower: narrow stone steps to raised platform behind parapet. Civil war fortification to protect Royalist garrison at Houndhill.
Listing NGR: SE3366704143
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 333959
- 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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