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Birkhouse Cottage and attached Upper Birkhouse Farmhouse

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CURIE listed-building-outline:31034/0003/2/000 no fact link
Prefix listed-building-outline Facts about Prefix
Reference 31034/0003/2/000 Facts about Reference
Name Birkhouse Cottage and attached Upper Birkhouse Farmhouse Facts about Name
Quality Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source no fact link
Dataset Listed building outline no fact link
Organisation Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council no fact link
Start date 1983-12-02 Facts about Start date
End date Facts about End date
Entry date 2023-12-22 Facts about Entry date
Typology geography no fact link
Geometry MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.769046 53.719592, -1.769003 53.719614, -1.769223 53.719739, -1.769263 53.719754, -1.769296 53.719761, -1.76943 53.719681, -1.769435 53.719676, -1.769438 53.71967, -1.769436 53.719662, -1.769418 53.719636, -1.769402 53.719621, -1.769359 53.719593, -1.769204 53.719508, -1.769195 53.719509, -1.769173 53.719517, -1.769154 53.719528, -1.769088 53.719589, -1.769067 53.719578, -1.769046 53.719592))) Facts about Geometry
Point POINT (-1.769236 53.719637) Facts about Point
Notes Birkhouse Cottage and attached Upper Birkhouse Farmhouse Facts about Notes
Uprns 010035039216 Facts about Uprns
Description House, now in two occupations. 1647. Rubble brought to course, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 2 room front with timber arcade to single aisle under catslide roof to rear, partly covered by 2-storey gabled kitchen wing. South front has centrally placed single storey gabled porch which has side entrance protecting main doorway. This has simple chamfered composite jambs with 4-centred arched lintel bearing the date 1647. To either side are double chamfered mullioned windows of 5 lights, that to right with 2 mullions removed. To left is bricked-in fire window. Over are mullioned windows of 2 and 5 lights that to right with all mullions removed. Coped gable with kneeler to left hand and 2 stacks to gables that to right in ashlar. Left hand return wall of continuous build with kitchen wing which has a double chamfered mullioned window of 5 lights with a 2-light window over, large stack to gable. Rear outshot has chamfered mullioned windows of 2 and 3 lights with 2-light window between making a range of 7 lights (most blocked). Abutting to aisle is kitchen doorway with composite jambs and depressed arched lintel. Interior: Large chamfered spine beams and stop chamfered floor joists to housebody with scarf joints to spine beams, evidence of former bressumer. Post to arcade plate rests on stylobat. Rear kitchen has large elliptical keyed arched fireplace. Some board and muntin panelling survives. The roof has 2 king post trusses and collar for fire-hood. Facts about Description
Listed building 1133852 Facts about Listed building

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        "start-date": "1983-12-02",
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        "listed-building": "1133852"
    }
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