Search for listed buildings

Description: Royd Farmhouse

Address: 2 - 8 Royd Cottages (even) Royd Road Todmorden Calderdale OL14 8DW

Grade: II

Group detail: Royd Road

Full description:
House in 3 occupations. Late C16. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. Hall-and-cross-wing plan. South front of 4 linear divisions. 1st is cross-wing which projects and has double chamfered mullioned windows of 4 lights with hollow chamfered mullions with hoodmould with straight return, same over to 1st floor (lacks 2 mullions). Doorway with tie-stones now forms window. Coped gable with crocketed finial to gable. 2nd division formed by porch under catslide roof with main range, filling in the corner formed by junction of cross-wing and hall range. Has massive doorway with composite jambs and moulded surround with deeply moulded hood over. 3rd division formed by 4-light double chamfered mullioned window (lacking mullions). 4th division formed by large hall window with double chamfered surround and hollow chamfered mullions and transoms, formerly of 12 lights now half blocked with inserted floor in originally open chamber. Over window, is 3-light chamfered mullioned window. One stack at junction of 3rd and 4th divisions. Return wall of cross-wing has altered large chamfered windows, mid C19, inserted into original walling.