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51, Station Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Batley, Kirklees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7101 / 53°42'36"N

Longitude: -1.624 / 1°37'26"W

OS Eastings: 424912

OS Northings: 423811

OS Grid: SE249238

Mapcode National: GBR KT3J.6R

Mapcode Global: WHC9Y.00XK

Plus Code: 9C5WP96G+39

Entry Name: 51, Station Road

Listing Date: 13 January 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1134616

English Heritage Legacy ID: 340959

ID on this website: 101134616

Location: Hanging Heaton, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, WF17

County: Kirklees

Electoral Ward/Division: Batley East

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Batley

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Batley St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE 22 SW BATLEY MB STATION ROAD (east side) BATLEY

4/53 No. 51

G.V. II

Formerly office and warehouse premises. Circa 1880. Ashlar. Slate roof. 3 storeys and basement with moulded string between 1st and 2nd floors. On corner site. 7 bay rounded facade with single gabled bay to left. The latter breaks forward and has open round arched porch with red granite columns with very elaborately carved capitals with foliage and sheep's head. Cornice is richly carved with foliage. Keystone has carved bust. Paired window to 1st floor and triple group to 2nd floor with pilaster surrounds and mullions with foliated capitals, round arched heads. Elaborately carved frieze and cornice over and in gable pediment is shield held by 2 sitting figures. Gable is surmounted by squatting dog. The 6 bays to right comprise round arched ground floor windows with nook shafted jambs and carved voussoirs. Each large keystone has carved animal or bird including monkey, owl, eagle and macaw. lst floor windows are square headed with decorated frieze at impost level. The 2nd floor windows form a continuous range of square headed lights with impost band. Decorative cornice over with perforated parapet. To right is round angle turret to 1st and 2nd floors, with windows detailed as gable bay to left. Conical roof and richly carved under- side. Round arched window below has keystone with carved bat. Right return elevation of 3 bays with plain treatment.

Listing NGR: SE2491223811

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