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West Scholes House and Cottage

A Grade II* Listed Building in Queensbury, Bradford

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7791 / 53°46'44"N

Longitude: -1.8512 / 1°51'4"W

OS Eastings: 409905

OS Northings: 431428

OS Grid: SE099314

Mapcode National: GBR HSJR.01

Mapcode Global: WHC9F.J8QQ

Plus Code: 9C5WQ4HX+JG

Entry Name: West Scholes House and Cottage

Listing Date: 4 September 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1314162

English Heritage Legacy ID: 337319

ID on this website: 101314162

Location: West Scholes, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13

County: Bradford

Electoral Ward/Division: Queensbury

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Thornton St James

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


1.
5111 WEST SCHOLES LANE
Yews Green

West Scholes House
and Cottage
SE 03 SE 7/97 4.9.52

II*


2.
Dated 1694, a fine late C17 house on rectangular plain with irregular 5 bay
front, the left hand bay breaking forward. Coursed gritstone with large
quoins. Stone slate roof with late C18 corniced chimneys. The roof is
extended down over break. Saddlestones, kneelers to rear. Chamfered mullion
windows of 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 lights, drip moulds on ground floor. The hall
window, of 7 lights, is to the left hand of the main entrance as at Headley
Hall. There is an oval window over the porch and a similar one at first floor
level to return of break to main block. Deep, contemporary, gritstone porch
with flush quoins, saddlestones and kneelers to gable containing dovecote and
panel inscribed W H: I H over date 1694. Extending at angle to right hand and
bounding east sills of paved yard is a single-storey wing formerly serving as
bier. Coursed gritstone with flush quoins, stone slate roof carried out to form
covered way with stone slab piers.


Listing NGR: SE0990531428

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