Description

SE04NW
3/172

SILSDEN C.P.
SKIPTON ROAD
(north side)
Crossmoor Farmhouse

II

Ale-house, now forms a dwelling. Late C18 or early C19. Hammer-
dressed stone, dressed quoins, stone slate roof. 3 storeys. 3-bay
symmetrical facade originally, with later C19 addition to ground-
floor 3rd bay. Paired doorways with monolithic outer jambs share
a common composite central jamb, cyma-moulded cornice with arched
date-plaque set over, inscribed " C "
J E
1818
1st floor (over doors) blind. 2nd floor has square, sashed window with
plain stone surrounds. Outer bays have similar windows to each floor.
1st-floor window of 1st bay has altered glazing and lowered sill.
Gutter brackets. Gable stack to left. The date-plaque refers to
the last landlords John and Elizabeth Cockshott. W.N. Cathey,
A Pictorial History of "Old Cobbydale", (Silsden, 1979) p.22.
Formerly known as the "Grinning Rat" in consequence of the sign which
hung over the door: a portrait of the landlord dressed in hunting
jacket and a green smiling rat perched on his shoulder. W.N. Cathey,
ibid.

Listing NGR: SE0298646428

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26556911

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Recommended Books

• 
  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)