| Description | Lucy Caffyn visited 110 116 Swinnow Road in 1982 as part of the Workers' Housing Survey. Although the houses were not included in the final publication, a copy of the notes has been retained on file. An extract from the notes reads below;
This is the earliest building in this block of dwellings and dates to the late 18th century. It faces south east and consisted originally of a single room on both floors. It seems that when the two cottages were added to the north (in the early 19th century) a second room was added to no 114. This is wider on the first floor than on the ground floor and so the plans of 114 and 112 interlock. No's 112 and 110 are small. No 116 was added to the west end of the range slightly later, but still in the early part of the 19th century It is double fronted and from the front looks very similar to the early 19th century, double fronted weavers cottages found in this area. However it is deeper, being two rooms deep, and may have been occupied by a weaver of higher status. The fact that there is a taking in door on the first floor (on the east side) which had stone steps up to it may corroborate this; since it would give independent access to the work room on the first floor, which may indicate that the occupant was employing labour.
The buildings are all of stone with stone roofs. 114 (the earlier part) has quoins, flush window surrounds and a stone door surround with interrupted jambs. No's 112 and 110 (now one cottage) has stone window surrounds with projecting cills (no quoins). No 116 has windows with stone lintels and cills, and central mullions; the cills project at the front and are flush at the back; gutter brackets are set in pairs; the stone is well coursed and the house is later than no's 110 114.
A copy of the above information, along with drawn floorplans and photograph, is held on file at the offices of West Yorkshire HER. |