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Description: Nos. 2/4 (Royd Farmhouse) and attched barn (formerly listed as Barn at Royd Farm)

Address: Royds Farm 4 Towngate Heptonstall Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire HX7 7LW

Grade: II

Group detail: Town Gate (north side) Heptonstall

Full description:
Barn, mid C18 with No. 2 taken out of it now forming a single house with No. 4 which is altered mid C19. Thin coursed hammer-dressed stone to barn, large dressed stone to No. 4, which has higher roof line. South facade fronts road at entrance to village. No. 4 has large 2-light flat faced mullioned window with projecting sill to left of doorway with monolithic jambs. Same over to 1st floor. Coped gable at junction with barn. Single stack to ridge. Barn has arched cart entry with simple Venetian window over. To left, earlier cart entry with straight lintel and chamfered surround, now blocked to form 2-light flat faced mullioned window and doorway with monolithic jambs for No. 2. Mistal doorway at lower end has quoined lintel, partly blocked to form a window. Right hand return wall has quoined angles, coped gable with kneelers. Prominently sited gable has 2 rows of arrow slit ventilators 3 over 4 surmounted by Venetian window with impost and false keystone to apex. Rear of No. 4 is mid C18 and has doorway with large lintel to left of chamfered window. Former 5-light chamfered mullioned window lacks 2 mullions.