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Description: Oldroyd Farmhouse

Address: Oldroyd Farm Oldroyd Oldroyd Road Todmorden OL14 6BE

Grade: II

Group detail: Oldroyd

Full description:
House in 2 occupations. Early C17 with C19 alteration. The interior preserves 2 bays of post and truss construction with mortices for close studded wall to the soffit of the tie beam; (truss not visible) probably early C16. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 3-cell front. 1st cell retains doorway with Tudor arched lintel and stop chamfered surround. Altered windows to flat faced mullioned; 4-light window with 6-light over. To left is added single storey bay with doorway and window with plain stone surrounds. 2nd and 3rd cells break forward and have coped gables under a 2-span roof. Double chamfered mullioned windows with hollow chamfered surround and mullions to ground floor; chamfered to 1st floor with hoodmoulds with straight return carried over each window. 7-light window with 5-light over. 4-light window with 2-light over. Projecting rainwater chute between gables. Right hand return wall is gabled and has windows with chamfered surrounds formerly of 2 lights and 3 lights to 1st floor. Rear has 3-light chamfered mullioned window (with cavetto moulded mullions) to ground floor with heavy one piece lintel. Break in stonework, rear steps back and was probably rebuilt early C19 over original footings. 2 gable stacks and one other at junction of 1st and 2nd cell.