Search for listed buildings

Description: Lower Birkhouse Cottage

Address: Lower Birkhouse Cottage Birkhouse Bailiff Bridge Brighouse West Yorkshire HD6 4JL

Grade: II

Group detail: Birkhouse Road (north side) Birkhouse

Full description:
C17 two-storey single cell house and late C18 single storey cottage now in one occupation. Large hammer-dressed stone, stone slate roof. C17 house has coped gable with kneelers and remains of 2-light double chamfered mullioned windows with hoodmould with straight return (the sill and mullion removed) to each floor directly over each other. The north east elevation has double chamfered mullioned window of 6 lights to each floor with hoodmould with straight return (3 mullions removed from 1st floor window) south front has 2-light C19 flat faced mullioned window. Attached at right angles is C18 wing, possibly connected with textile manufacture. This has long window in gable (all mullions removed) 2 stacks to each.