| Description | House in 2 occupations. Early 17th century. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. Quoins 4 bay south front of 3 room plan with chamfered doorway with square headed lintel between 3rd and 4th bays (now window). All are double chamfered mullioned windows to ground floor of 1st 3 bays. 1st bay parlour window has 4 lights (one mullion removed) with 4 light chamfered mullioned window over. 2nd bay has 6 light housebody window (2 lights solid and lacking 2 mullions) with hoodmould continuous over 1st 2 bays with straight return. Over 2nd bay window is 4 light chamfered mullioned window. 3rd bay has 3 light fire window with hoodmould and 4 light flat faced mullioned window over slightly to right with small square chamfered opening over door. Service end has altered windows: that to 1st floor still retains its chamfered surround. Left hand return wall has finely dressed extruded stack to gable. 2 other stacks to ridge, one brick stack centrally placed between 2nd and 3rd bays, one stone stack to right hand gable. To rear is late 19th century 2 storey extension not included in the item partly overlaying the roof. English Heritage, National Heritage List (Listed 02/12/1983).
Carr House Farm also appears in the publication, 'The Bradford Antiquary' (Carr House Farm and its Documents, Cyril Metcalfe, 1989). An excerpt on the farm reads;
The farm which can be seen from the Odsal Halifax Road (A6036) stands just beyond Shelf Parish Church. Some documents give the alternative name Causey (or Causeway) Head Farm, suggested no doubt by the causeys or raised flags which still form the approach to it...
The north side of the building as seen from the main road is substantial but undistinguished, whereas the south side has good mullioned windows and a splendid chimney stack. As in many 17th century buildings the corner stones are massive. A large barn almost as big as the farm stands at right angles to the main block.
The farmhouse was also visited by Peter Thornborrow on behalf of West Yorkshire Archaeology Services (WYAS), several photographs were taken, however no notes accompany these.
A copy of the above information including photographs, is held on file at the offices of West Yorkshire HER. |