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Number 49 and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Pontefract, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6896 / 53°41'22"N

Longitude: -1.3138 / 1°18'49"W

OS Eastings: 445414

OS Northings: 421684

OS Grid: SE454216

Mapcode National: GBR MT8S.C3

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.SJL9

Plus Code: 9C5WMMQP+VF

Entry Name: Number 49 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 29 July 1950

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1135422

English Heritage Legacy ID: 342693

ID on this website: 101135422

Location: Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF8

County: Wakefield

Electoral Ward/Division: Pontefract North

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Pontefract

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Pontefract St Giles with St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


PONTEFRACT ROPERGATE SE 4521 NW (south-east side) 7/54 No 49 and attached 29.7.50 railings (formerly listed as 'No 49') GV II

House with attached railings, now offices. Late C18/early C19 with later alterations. Painted brick with stone dressings and slate roof. Iron railings. Two storeys on basement (3 storeys at rear), 3 bays with central hallway plan. Ashlar plinth. Four stone steps to central doorcase with original iron boot-scrapers to either side of top step. Deeply-recessed double-leaf raised and fielded 6-panel door below radial traceried overlight in doorcase with moulded architrave and moulded cornice on fluted consoles. To either side there are dwarf stone walls to front with original railings which have plain bars and standards with bulb bases and spear-head finials. Basement has blocked opening to right. Ground floor has plate-glass sash windows, one to right and 2 to left. Second floor has symmetrical arrangement of 3 sashes with glazing bars, plus small inserted 4-pane sash to far right. All windows have flat stone arches with incised voussoirs and projecting sills. Moulded hopper head to bracketed downpipe to far right. Bracketed stone cornice. Concrete coping to left gable. Brick end stacks halfway down front pitch of roof.

Listing NGR: SE4541421684

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