Listed building outline
High House
Geographical area
About this entity
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| CURIE | listed-building-outline:83157/1000/2/000 | no fact link |
| Prefix | listed-building-outline | Facts about Prefix |
| Reference | 83157/1000/2/000 | Facts about Reference |
| Name | High House | 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 | 1988-07-19 | Facts about Start date |
| End date | Facts about End date | |
| Entry date | 2024-02-08 | Facts about Entry date |
| Typology | geography | no fact link |
| Geometry |
MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.947116 53.743569, -1.94718 53.743558, -1.947163 53.743524, -1.947298 53.743499, -1.947265 53.743429, -1.947078 53.743461, -1.947064 53.743434, -1.946903 53.743462, -1.946938 53.743532, -1.946998 53.743521, -1.94701 53.743546, -1.947098 53.74353, -1.947116 53.743569)))
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| Point |
POINT (-1.947101 53.74349)
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| Notes | High House | Facts about Notes |
| Uprns | 100051323436 | Facts about Uprns |
| Description | Farmhouse. Dated 1606 but much rebuilt, probably in C19. Coursed squared stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays with through-passage, right bay projecting forward under continuation of main roof. Double chamfered mullion windows to ground floor of 2nd and 3rd bays, otherwise single chamfered mullion windows. From left: bay 1: on right, stop chamfered quoined doorway with dated lintel in gabled porch having moulded doorway and, to gable, pigeon-holes with ledges, kneelers, coping and cross finial; to its left are windows of 2 lights (mullion removed) and 3 lights; on 1st floor two 2-light windows linked by inserted 2-light window. Bay 2: windows of 3 lights and 6 lights with king mullion, linked by inserted window and all under continuous hoodmould; on 1st floor a C19 window to left of a 5-light window. Bay 3: a 6-light window with king mullion and broken hoodmould with C19 doorway; small square chamfered 1st floor light in left return. Kneelers and ashlar coping; finial to right gable. Corniced stack to left end; ridge stacks between bays 1 and 2 and bays 2 and 3. Rear, from left: a 3-light window, 2 lights made into doorway, with 2-light window above; later single storey outshut; a 2-light window to each floor (mullions removed); a c1980 gabled open porch masking stop chamfered quoined doorway; two 2-light windows, left one made into doorway and now window. Right return: a small square light on left and a 3-light, now 2-light window to ground floor; similar window above to centre. Left return: a 4-light double chamfered mullion window to 1st floor left. Interior: through-passage has walls of large stone blocks, the right hand wall with chamfered ledge at top (as at High Lee, Sowerby Lane (q.v.)). The central housebody has spliced stop-chamfered spine beams indicating presence of a former bressumer and firehood, and a later, probably C17, stone fireplace with massive corbelled lintel and moulded cornice. | Facts about Description |
| Listed building | 1313725 | Facts about Listed building |
Available Code Snippets:
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