Description

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SE 4521 NW
7/53

PONTEFRACT
ROPERGATE (south-west side)
No 45

29.7.50

GV
II

House, now shop and offices. Probably early C18, refronted early C19. Ashlar with slate roof. Two storeys, three slightly asymmetrical bays with central entrance bay slightly to right. Plinth. Entrance has double-leaf panelled door below traceried fanlight; doorcase with panelled jambs, archivolt on moulded imposts and moulded cornice supported by tall consoles. To eitherside, sash windows with glazing bars on plain sill band. First floor has three similar sashes with projecting sills. All windows below plain flush lintels. Wide moulded cornice. Stone coped gable to left. Central brick ridge stack.

Interior: vestibule has leaved part-glazed door below fanlight in pulvinated architrave with corner paterae, similar architrave inside front door, side doors match but do not have fanlights; rear hall has decorative encaustic floor tiles; segmental-arched opening mid-way along rear hall; rear door has architrave matching those at front with fanlight.

Listing NGR: SE4543121699

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26428809

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas