Underground Bath House, Northowram
UNDERGROUND BATH HOUSE, NORTHOWRAM, HALL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392921
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Underground Bath House, Northowram
- Statutory Address:
- UNDERGROUND BATH HOUSE, NORTHOWRAM, HALL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392921
- Date first listed:
- 03-Aug-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Underground Bath House, Northowram
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNDERGROUND BATH HOUSE, NORTHOWRAM, HALL 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:
- UNDERGROUND BATH HOUSE, NORTHOWRAM, HALL 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 11064 27545
Details
HALIFAX
679/0/10308 HALL LANE 03-AUG-05 Northworam Underground Bath House, Northowram
II Underground bath house built to serve Northowram Hall. Mid-C18, probably for John Edwards, owner of the Hall. Stone with some brick, approached down a straight flight of stone steps with roll-moulded edges, leading to the main room to the right. This is of coursed stone with a barrel-vaulted roof. band course of comb-dressed stone defining spring of the roof. Large plunge pool in centre with roll-moulded edges over large smooth ashlar sides. Pointed arched openings central to north and south walls. To north this leads to a smaller chamber with smaller pointed arch in the rear wall with a stone slab behind and hand-made brick side walls, partially removed. To south, central opening leads to another chamber and is flanked by two pointed arched windows with stone slab cills. South chamber is rectangular with curved wall at southeast corner and small footbath beyond. Two pointed arched niches on west and south walls, and remains of a fireplace on east wall. Flue in north-east corner in a small recess. Two circular skylights in concrete surround above ground. HISTORY: The bathhouse appears to be contemporary with an earlier C18 house on the site, as most bathhouses were built in this period. It is thought that the bath house was built by Bernard Hartley, a Yorkshire builder and architect (c.1745-1834)who was involved in the construction of several bridges including John Carr's road bridge at Ferrybridge. SOURCES: Northowram Hall Bath House: Building Report Specification, WYAS 2003 (unpub) Kellerman, S. Bath Houses an Introduction, The Follies Journal, No 1 2001.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 493339
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Follies Journal in The Follies, Vol. 1, (2001)
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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