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SE 1417
28/33A

BATH STREET (South Side)
No 9

II

1839. Originally called the Huddersfield Hall of Science. The foundation stone was laid by Robert Owne. Later used as the meeting place of the local chartists led by Feargus O'Connor. York stone, the facade dressed, the returns random-coursed rubble; three storeys (formerly two storeys but Hall divided horizontally without affecting fenestration); central pedimented block slightly advanced; five sash windows with glazing bars, the central with arched head, plain architrave, extrados and keystone; plain rectangular panel the pediment with apron-pieces and defaced inscription; central doorway at first floor level with plain architraves, slight cornice hood, rectangular barred fanlight and six-panelled door; stone steps and later wrought iron handrails; ground floor has two plain doorways with panelled doors and fanlights; string course; blocking course, parapet and moulded cornice; slates.

Listing NGR: SE1429117152

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26427783

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy