| Catalogue Finding Number | WYHER/12919 |
| Office record is held at | Historical Environment Record, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service |
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| Title | Purprise Farmhouse, Wadsworth |
| Description | Purprise Farmhouse, Wadsworth. House which originated as an addition to Lower Purprise, a mid to late 17th century house (see PRN 12920). Purprise has also been named Purprice and Purprize.
'House late C17, attached to rear of Lower Purprice with which it originally formed a single dwelling. Hammer dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 3 room plan originally with rear baffle entry; one cell is demolished but part of wall with 4 light double chamfered mullioned window survives. 6 light window to left with lowered sill altered to 3 lights with new mullions; 6 light window (lacks 2 mullions). 1st floor has 2 chamfered mullioned windows of 4 lights each lacking 2 mullions. Quoins to left hand return wall only which has coped gable with kneelers and stack. One other stack to ridge. Rear has fine Tudor arched doorway with moulded surround and sunken spandrels near to junction with Lower Purprice.
Interior: Door enters against heck screen formed by large dressed stones. Division wall between 2 rooms formed by single skin ashlar blocks which splays out to carry double depth wall and spine beams'.
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 12/12/1984. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1227393. Web site accessed 06/11/2013).
The mid to late 17th century house to which Purprise Farmhouse is attached is treated as a separate record. See PRN 12920.
WYAAS archives holds copies of manuscripts [photo copies and transcriptions] relating to settlement at Purprise. These comprise five deeds relating to Purprise property dated 1599, 1626, 1632, 1656 and 1670 and an 18th century property map which depicts Purprise as a two storey double gabled property. The map also depicts five other single gabled houses and field boundaries in the vicinity. |
| Date | 21st century |
| Extent | contact the West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service for information on what is available |
| Level | Item |