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Hargreaves Head

A Grade II Listed Building in Northowram and Shelf, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7429 / 53°44'34"N

Longitude: -1.8203 / 1°49'13"W

OS Eastings: 411949

OS Northings: 427410

OS Grid: SE119274

Mapcode National: GBR HTQ5.Q0

Mapcode Global: WHC9N.05GX

Plus Code: 9C5WP5VH+5V

Entry Name: Hargreaves Head

Listing Date: 2 December 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1300045

English Heritage Legacy ID: 338958

ID on this website: 101300045

Location: Lower Shelf, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX3

County: Calderdale

Electoral Ward/Division: Northowram and Shelf

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bradford

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Coley St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SHELF BRIGHOUSE AND DENHOLME
SE 12 NW GATE ROAD (west side)

1/26
Hargreaves Head

G. V. II

House, bearing dated door lintel inscribed 'SBM1693' but rebuilt in the main
c.1740 with mid C19 alterations. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2
storeys, 7 bay facade. Bays 2 to 4 break forward in a symmetrical arrangement
under a gable with rusticated quoins, band, cornice and pediment. Central
doorway with architrave and pulvinated frieze has sash window over with
architrave. To either side are slender sash windows with projecting sides with
same over. 1st bay has large 2-light C19 sash window with same over and coped
gable. 3rd bay has C17 door lintel with altered jambs (now window), wide string
course over ground floor windows and 2-light sash window with same over. 4th bay
has single storey gabled extension early C20 (contemporary with internal
staircase) with 2-light sash window and single sash to 1st floor of main range,
coped gable with stack. 2 other stacks to ridge at junctions of 1st and 2nd
bays, and 2nd and 3rd bays. Left hand gable has traces of mullioned window to
1st floor. Rear kitchen wing has 4-light mullioned window with added lights
over. Later C19 2-storey wing built on to rear of 1st bay.

Interior: Main rooms to front have good panelling. 1st bay has bolection
moulded panels, 2nd bay has raised and fielded panels with finely moulded
fireplace with pulvinated lintel. 1st floor room to 2nd bay also panelled.


Listing NGR: SE1194927410

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