| Description | House, of hall and cross wing plan, 2 storeys. Cross wing is early 17th century; Hall is mid 18th century, probably replacing an earlier structure. Dressed stone to wing and the 1st 2 courses of the hall with hammer dressed stone above the window. Stone slate roof. The south front projecting cross wing has finely moulded jambs to double chamfered mullioned and transomed ground floor window with hoodmould over, all mullions and transoms removed, probably of 10 lights with similar window over. Right hand return wall of wing has double chamfered mullioned window of 3 lights broken into to form door to garden, small square light with chamfered surround over. Coped gable with kneelers. Hall is one large cell with quoins to right hand end gable which is coped with moulded kneelers and stack. Long flat faced mullioned window of probably 10 lights retaining only 3 mullions has 5 light window over (one mullion remains). Above outermost pair of lights is square recess with projecting surround probably for date plaque now gone or too weathered to reveal any detail. Rear of cross wing has two 3 light chamfered mullioned windows with 4 light over (all lacking mullions). Coped gable and crocketed finial to apex. Quoins to the angles as the rear and side wall is in smaller rougher hammer dressed stone than the facade. G. Hepworth, Brighouse, its scenery and antiquities (Halifax 1885) p.24 (illustrates house before mullions removed). Text edited from English Heritage's National Heritage List.
Dean House was also visited by Collum Giles in 1980 as part of the RCHME's Rural Houses Survey. Although not mentioned in the subsequent publication, the following notes were made during the visit:
Stone house, 17th and 19th centuries. Wing to West is earlier: 2 storey gable to N and S with finial. Windows to wing with elaborately moulded reveal. Rest of house rebuilt 19th century (implies earlier timber framed hall range?).
A copy of the above information, including photograph, is held on file at the offices of West Yorkshire HER. |