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Lower Laithe Cottage Lower Laithe House Lower Laithe West

A Grade II Listed Building in Todmorden, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7163 / 53°42'58"N

Longitude: -2.0868 / 2°5'12"W

OS Eastings: 394368

OS Northings: 424430

OS Grid: SD943244

Mapcode National: GBR FTWG.0K

Mapcode Global: WHB8C.XVGF

Plus Code: 9C5VPW87+G7

Entry Name: Lower Laithe Cottage Lower Laithe House Lower Laithe West

Listing Date: 22 November 1966

Last Amended: 22 February 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1228977

English Heritage Legacy ID: 403709

ID on this website: 101228977

Location: Millwood, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, OL14

County: Calderdale

Civil Parish: Todmorden

Built-Up Area: Todmorden

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Todmorden St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SD 92SW TODMORDEN (former M.B.) HALIFAX ROAD
SD 943245 (north side)

5/129 Lower Laithe House, Lower
Laithe West, and Lower Laithe
Cottage
22.11.66 (formerly listed as Lower
Laithe and Barn and Lower
G.V. Laithe Cottage)
II

Large group forming 3 dwellings. Early C18 cottage has attached mid C19 house
to west. To east is mid C20 link to late C19 coach house much altered,
providing additional accommodation to Lower Laithe Cottage. This coach house is
of no interest. 2 storeys. South front of 4 bays. 1st 3 bays formed by
symmetrical house in ashlar with stone slate roof. Quoins, sill band to ground
floor only, eaves cornice. Doorway has architrave and segmental pediment.
Over, and to outer bays, are sashed windows with plain stone surrounds, the
sills of which project. Hipped roof lacks chimney. 4th bay is cottage which
has watershot masonry, dressed quoins, stone slate roof. Large 5-light C19 flat-
faced mullioned window with 8-light double chamfered mullioned window over.
This face has disturbed stonework adjacent to quoins and has window bottom of
C17 character from earlier house. Right hand return wall has added mid C20
porch in keeping. Over is 1st floor taking-in door (blocked) to left of large
double chamfered mullioned window, formerly transomed of 10 lights originally
now of 5 long lights. It is possible this end was connected with textile
manufacture. Under this window is double chamfered mullioned window of 4 lights
(2 mullions removed) of C17 character. Plain Venetian window (solid) to apex.
One C20 stack at division of house from cottage.


Listing NGR: SD9436824430

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