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Wood Top

A Grade II Listed Building in Hebden Royd, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7338 / 53°44'1"N

Longitude: -2.0046 / 2°0'16"W

OS Eastings: 399794

OS Northings: 426383

OS Grid: SD997263

Mapcode National: GBR GTF8.T8

Mapcode Global: WHB8F.5DPX

Plus Code: 9C5VPXMW+G5

Entry Name: Wood Top

Listing Date: 21 June 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1230519

English Heritage Legacy ID: 405366

ID on this website: 101230519

Location: Machpelah, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX7

County: Calderdale

Civil Parish: Hebden Royd

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Hebden Bridge St James

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 February 2021 to reformat the text to current standards

SD 92 NE
SD 997263
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HEBDEN ROYD C.P.
Hebden Bridge
WOOD TOP ROAD
Wood Top

II
House, mid C17.with added early C19 cottage and barn now converted to form a dwelling. Now in two occupations. Hammer dressed stone, stone slate roof. Two storeys. C17 dwelling is a cross-wing with plinth, cavetto moulded string course, coped gable with kneelers and finials. Gable has double chamfered mullioned and transomed window of eighteen lights with two king mullions with the same to first floor. Left hand return wall has cross-window with two-light window over. Inserted C19 doorway with monolithic jambs. Attached at right-angles is single-cell cottage with flat faced mullioned window of two-lights with same over. Re-used engraved stone reads: V EHOROSICKVITO/ 1 6 5 7 / W C (perhaps a version of "ut hora sic vita", i.e. as the hour passes so passes life).

Attached at lower level are cottages and barn now forming a single dwelling. Barn has semi-circular cart entry. Cottages have flat faced mullioned windows of two- and three- lights. Quoins. Single stack to cross-wing. Attached to rear is three-cell cottage range with single pitch roof. Two storeys. Ground floor has chamfered mullioned window of three-lights and two double chamfered mullioned windows of six lights, first floor has three flat faced mullioned windows of five lights. Two stacks to ridge.

Interior of cross-wing has large elliptical arched fireplace and reeded spine-beams and joists.


Listing NGR: SD9979426383

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