| Description | The Hark to Mopsey Inn was built in the late 19th century. It is built of brick with an external render and has a slate roof with 3 stacks, 2 half way up the ridge and 1 flush with the right hand return. The Wakefield Road elevation has 4 bays. The 1st contains a triple chamfered arched carriage entry with widely spaced fluting on the lintel continuing to the string course. A tall 4 pane window with a projecting sill lies below a second string course with cyma recta moulding. The 2nd bay contains a canted bow mullioned window of 10 lights with rendered composite jambs. The window is also crenellated in the large scale above the string course. A 2nd 10 light mullioned window is set above, also with projecting sill, while a shouldered pitched gable crowns the bay. The 4th bay mirrors the 2nd but with flush 8 light windows. The 3rd bay, meanwhile, contains a doorway with composite jambs and pointed arch, as well as fluted moulding in a similar style to that above the carriage entry. Above is a tall 4 light window with projecting sill.
The right hand return is of 5 bays. The 1st contains a doorway similar to that on the front elevation with a tall, 2 pane window above and chimney stack to right with a string course supported by dental mouldings. Bays 3 and 4 have 6 and 4 light mullioned windows respectively with and 2 and 4 paned windows above. The 5th and 6th bays are joined at ground level by an 8 pane mullioned window with 2 4 pane windows positioned above. These bays are crowned by a shouldered pitched gable, similar to that on the front. To the right is a single bay outshutt only to 1st floor level.
The building is included in the Local Buildings List (2008) for Wakefield |