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Blacker Hall Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Crigglestone, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6377 / 53°38'15"N

Longitude: -1.5471 / 1°32'49"W

OS Eastings: 430039

OS Northings: 415782

OS Grid: SE300157

Mapcode National: GBR KVMC.VQ

Mapcode Global: WHCB5.6TJM

Plus Code: 9C5WJFQ3+34

Entry Name: Blacker Hall Farmhouse

Listing Date: 27 August 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1313198

English Heritage Legacy ID: 342308

ID on this website: 101313198

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4

County: Wakefield

Civil Parish: Crigglestone

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Chapelthorpe St James

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE31NW CRIGGLESTONE BRANCH ROAD
(east side, off),
Great Cliff

Blacker Hall
2/5 Farmhouse

GV II

House. c1800. Hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. T-shaped
with rear wing. 3-bay symmetrical facade. Channelled stonework with raised
window and door surrounds perhaps indicating it was intended to be rendered
originally. Central doorway with monolithic jambs and margin-glazed overlight.
Flanked by 16-pane sashes with 12-pane unequally-hung sashes above, all with
plain stone surrounds and slightly projecting sills. Coped gables with shaped
kneelers. Rear: 2 finely-dressed lateral stacks flank wing which has 3 narrow
15-pane sash windows with one above middle window and finely-dressed gable stack.
Set in right-hand return of wing tall stairwindow with doorway inserted under.
Left-hand return has 1 1/2-storey lean-to of slightly later date with similar
windows and doorway.

Interior: front door leads into long entrance hall with archway at junction with
rear wing which has cross-passage and simple staircase with stick balusters.
Parlour, to left, has windows with architraves and shutters and moulded plaster
cornice. Parlour chamber has partitioned dressing room with inner glazed
window engraved "John Robinson Wood August 5 1847". One rear chamber retains
its original fireplace with architrave, moulded shelf and decorative cast-iron
grate.

Listing NGR: SE3003915782

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