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Latitude: 53.6125 / 53°36'44"N
Longitude: -1.5145 / 1°30'52"W
OS Eastings: 432215
OS Northings: 412988
OS Grid: SE322129
Mapcode National: GBR KVVN.XR
Mapcode Global: WHCBC.QG0G
Plus Code: 9C5WJF6P+X5
Entry Name: Orchard Cottage
Listing Date: 27 August 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1135530
English Heritage Legacy ID: 342438
ID on this website: 101135530
Location: Woolley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4
County: Wakefield
Civil Parish: Woolley
Built-Up Area: Woolley
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Woolley St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Cottage
SE3212 and SE3213 WOOLLEY NEW ROAD
(west side)
7/133 Orchard cottage
(formerly listed
as cottage opposite
Mount Farm)
GV II
Two cottages one partly converted to stable now used as single dwelling.
Early C18 cottage altered to stable early C19 to right of slightly later,
cottage. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roofs. 2 storeys. Each has
2-cell plan with direct-entry into 2nd cell. Left-hand cottage: quoins.
2 bays of windows with deep lintels to left of doorway with similar deep
lintel. 1st-floor windows have narrow lintels just under eaves. Coped
gable with kneelers to left. Central ridge stack. Earlier cottage, on
right, breaks forward and is higher. Quoins. 2 bays of 3-light double-
chamfered mullioned windows with almost square reveals to each floor.
Right-hand window altered when tall central doorway inserted for horse access
to stable. Both window and door have semicircular-arched lintels, doorway has
tie-stone jambs, window has projecting sill. Gable stack to left. Rear: the
2 cottages are flush, with quoins at the division between the 2 builds. Former
doorway (now window) to left has lintel painted "RYHILL POST OFFICE". 2 doorways
to left (one blocked) have wooden lintels. 2 inserted 1st-floor windows. Right-
hand return has 1st-floor doorway with monolithic jambs approached up flight of
3 stone steps.
Interior: both cottages have stop-chamfered spine beams of large scantling; one
cell of left cottage has beamed ceiling with square cut joists.
Listing NGR: SE3221512988
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