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Description: Old House Farmhouse and attached barn

Address: Old House Farm Ripponden Bank Top Barkisland Halifax West Yorkshire HX4 0DJ

Grade: II

Group detail: Ripponden Bank Top (south side)

Full description:
House, dated in the 1620's with contemporary barn attached to rear (now converted to form dwelling). Hammer dressed stone, ashlar quoins to barn, rendered to house, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. House of irregular plan with wide south facing gable with side aisle to west. All are double chamfered mullioned windows. 3-light window with small chamfered arch headed light with sunken spandrels over to 1st floor of aisle; 6-light window with 5-light window over to 1st floor, both with decorative carved label stops. Right hand return wall has coped gable with kneelers and stack which runs at right angles to main ridge of house and barn which are roofed continuously. Doorway leads to inner door with decorated lintel bearing date. Single-aisled barn has former cart entry set within a portal of aisle. Inserted windows in wide north gable which has chamfered ventilator to apex. 2 other stacks.