| Description | White Lion Hotel, Wadsworth. Farm dating from 1657 substantially rebuilt late 19th century.
'House originally known as King's Farm dating from 1657 substantially rebuilt late C19. Known to have been a public house from the mid C18. Dressed stone, stone slate roof. Original house had 2 room front with rear kitchen wing, some material of this date survives to ground floor. Added to right hand end is C19 addition that follows the curve of the road alignment. Continuous hoodmould over ground floor windows; central doorway has decorated shaped lintel similar to Oaks, (off) Pennine Way (q.v.), bearing date 1657 set within a tressure, composite jambs with chamfered surround. 4 light flat faced mullioned windows to left, to right is a former 18 light double chamfered mullioned and transomed window which only retains 2 king mullions. Over doorway is cyma moulded cornice on consoles and projecting gabled hood on consoles for signboard. To either side 3 large lights with basket arched lintels with dropped keystone retaining original 12 paned glazing the central light of which is sashed. The attached range to right has flat faced mullioned windows with slightly projecting sills of 2 and 3 lights. Main range has coped gables with kneelers and stacks. Left hand return wall has impressive extruded stack and cut back corner for access to rear yard. Rear kitchen wing has 7 light double chamfered mullioned window with hoodmould. Over, to 1st floor, is a 6 light flat faced mullioned window. Gable stack.
(Stell, C. F. 1960. 'Vernacular Architecture in a Pennine Community'. Pages 102, 287 and 299. Illustrated in Spencer, C. (Calder Civic Trust). Undated. 'Hebden Bridge Trail'. Page 10)'.
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 21/06/1984. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1229496. Web site accessed 15/10/2013).
The White Lion Hotel was recorded by the Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group in 1993. The report, which includes plans elevations sections and annotated illustrations, is held by WYAAS (Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group. 1993). The report is summarised below:
Exterior:
The White Lion Hotel a two storey four cell building which has been extended by the addition of a two storey extension to form an inverted 'L' shaped plan. To the rear is a two storey outshot and a wing further to the rear at the south west end of the outshut. Originally a Yeoman farmhouse, the associated barn still exists across the busy road. First recorded as a pub in the 1730s.
The walling is of dressed gritstone of various periods from the 17th century onwards. The ground floor retains original, though altered, mullion and transomed window to the housebody. The low end gable window was mullioned but has been enlarged. The hollow dripmould runs across three cells and steps up the hill. It once continued across the south west gable and rear wing. The plinth, now partly buried continues along much of the house. The decorated door lintel is typical in style of the date '1657' which carved above it. The raising of the housebody being evident in the masonry. The upper floor windows are 19th century. The gable has reused 17th century kneelers. There are straight joints between the third cell and the fourth cells and the third cell and the housebody. The fourth cell wall has been rebuilt on a curve following the line of the Haworth Turnpike.
The south west gable was heightened and is stepped at the top. A bulging extrusion with a stone roof is probably the back of an oven. The lower window is an enlarged mullioned window, the hollow drip mould terminates above it. |