Broad Bank House
BROAD BANK HOUSE, HALIFAX ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362048
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Broad Bank House
- Statutory Address:
- BROAD BANK HOUSE, HALIFAX ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1362048
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Broad Bank House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROAD BANK HOUSE, HALIFAX 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:
- BROAD BANK HOUSE, HALIFAX ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Burnley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Briercliffe
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 90420 35003
Details
SD 93 NW BRIERCLIFFE WITH HALIFAX ROAD (off) EXTWISTLE Thursden 2/10 Broad Bank House - - II
House. Dated 1777 by deeds; altered. Coursed sandstone with dressings of the same, stone slate roof. Double-depth 2-bay plan. Two storeys, symmetrical, with some classical features; plinth, ground floor sill-band, raised quoins, gable chimneys, gable copings with kneelers; up 2 semicircular steps, a central board door with shouldered architrave and pediment, and at 1st floor above this a vertical rectangular window with similar architrave; otherwise, 2 coupled vertical rectangular windows on each floor, all with raised plain surrounds, and all windows with altered glazing. Left gable wall, watershot, has doorway towards the rear, a 3-light flush-mullion window on each floor to rear of this, and a blocked Venetian window to the attic. Right gable has lean-to at ground floor (apparently remains of earlier and smaller building, outlined on gable wall) and blocked 2-light flush-mullion window to attic. Rear has inter alia a large Venetian stairwindow with triple keystone, and glazing bars making Y-tracery in the head. Interior: doglegged flying stone staircase, the soffit of the returned upper flight waved by cyma-moulding to each step, with stick balusters (some damaged, some missing) and ramped handrail; fielded panel doors; fluted architraves to stairwindow and passage archway; in front right room at ground floor, a built-in cupboard with shouldered panels (damaged); at 1st floor, 2 original fireplaces with shouldered surrounds, moulded entablatures and cornices, one of these containing an iron hob grate with curved cheeks.
Listing NGR: SD9042035003
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184016
- 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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