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Sycamore Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Warmfield cum Heath, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6837 / 53°41'1"N

Longitude: -1.455 / 1°27'18"W

OS Eastings: 436089

OS Northings: 420942

OS Grid: SE360209

Mapcode National: GBR LT8V.S7

Mapcode Global: WHDC4.MNBW

Plus Code: 9C5WMGMV+FX

Entry Name: Sycamore Cottage

Listing Date: 27 August 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1300880

English Heritage Legacy ID: 342362

ID on this website: 101300880

Location: Kirkthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1

County: Wakefield

Civil Parish: Warmfield cum Heath

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Warmfield St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE 32 SE WARMFIELD-CUM-HEATH HALF MOON LANE
(east side)
Kirkthorpe

1/58 Sycamore Cottage

GV II

House. Mid C16 timber-frame encased in stone c1690 with early C19 and mid C20
alterations. Large coursed rubble, stone slate roof. End-lobby entry plan.
2 cells with added cell c1690 to south-east (right end). 2 storeys. Quoins.
Three 1st-floor windows. Double course of large stone footings show extent of
original house with smaller stones above and to added cell to right. Doorway
with monolithic lintel to left of 3 bays of windows with projecting double slate
sills; those to ground floor have deep monolithic lintels, those above are set
under former eaves. Exposed wall-plate. To left of doorway outshut, coursed
in, has lean-to roof against the left-hand return wall. Gable brick stacks of
c1690. Rear has similar disposition of windows as front with doorway with
monolithic lintel in outshut to right.

Interior: doorway opens against brick basket-arched fireplace c1690, brick
division wall has girding beam above, square-cut joists and stop-chamfered
spine beam. Posts on padstones, one partly sunk in front wall. 2nd cell has
C16 beamed ceiling with large laid-on joists (a rare and unusual feature).

Listing NGR: SE3608920942

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