| Description | Lane Head, Wadsworth. Former house originating in the late 17th century.
'House, late C17, now used for agricultural purposes. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. Quoins. 2 storeys. 2 cell plan, rear baffle entry. 8 light double chamfered mullioned window (blocked) with 2 light window over, C19 doorway with monolithic rock faced jambs and lintel. Left hand return wall has single rectangular chamfered light. Rear has original doorway close to north gable. Composite jambs, deep lintel, chamfered surround. Single arched light with sunken spandrels to left of mid C20 doorway cut in to the wall. Right hand return wall has large stone footings. 4 light window and 2 light window with 3 light window over. Interior completely gutted. Softwood roof (Stell, C.F. 1960. 'Vernacular Architecture in a Pennine Community'. Page 157).
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 12/12/1984. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1227396. Web site accessed 04/11/013).
Lane Head was the subject of an archaeological assessment by the Calder Civic Trust and Hebden Bridge Local History Society in 1975 as part of the Joint Survey of Buildings for Proposed Listing. The fieldwork record sheet is held by WYAAS. |