| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/12883 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
| Held Outside WYAS | THE RECORD DESCRIBED IS HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY THE WEST YORKSHIRE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT RECORD PLEASE CONTACT THEM ON 0113 535 0157 IF YOU WISH TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW THIS RECORD |
| Title | 8a to 16, Machpelah, Hebden Bridge, Wadsworth |
| Description | 8a to 16, Machpelah, Hebden Bridge, Wadsworth.
The tenement block attached to the rear of 10 to 14, Machpelah have an English Heritage listed building designation. The description is provided below:
'Tenement block, c.1805 attached to rear of Nos. 10, 12 and 14 Machpelah (q.v.). 3½ storeys. Hammer dressed stone, stone slate roof. At right angles to No. 12 Machpelah (q.v.) is cottage with doorway with tie stone jamb and large 2 light sashed window to left with same over to 1st floor. Dog leg cantilevered stair carries access to 3rd floor cottages which have gallery on 3 sides each with similar doorways and 2 light flat faced mullioned window with same over to attic bedroom. No. 5 has Venetian window to attic which retains small leaded lights to central window'.
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 21/06/1984. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1229837. Web site accessed 22/10/2013).
8a to 16, Machpelah were included in the Calder Civic Trust and Hebden Bridge Local History Society joint survey of buildings for proposed listing in 1975. The fieldwork record sheet is held by WYAAS (Calder Civic Trust and Hebden Bridge Local History Society. 1975). These three storey cottages are built of watershot sandstone with quoined angles. The windows are simple and rectangular with stone surrounds. The report describes no.16 as having a fantastic seventeen light mullion window. |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |