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Description: Bowers

Address: Bowers Farm Saddleworth Road Barkisland Halifax West Yorkshire HX4 0BG

Grade: II

Group detail: Saddleworth Road (north side), Barkisland

Full description:
House dated 1614 with added parallel range to south of mid C17 with C19 alterations. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. South front has plinth, string course and double chamfered mullioned windows of 7 lights with 6-light window over to 1st floor; porch with basket arched doorway with carved shields set in the spandrels and deeply moulded surround over which string forms triangular pediment with coped gable and lantern finial; 3-light window with 4-light window over, sashed window with 3-light window over. Left hand return wall has coped gable with kneeelers and extruded stack, 1st floor has 2-light window with hoodmould with label stops. Set back is remains of earlier housebody which has 2-light fire-window and former 14-light mullioned and transomed window altered to form 3 large lights, both have hoodmoulds with carved label stops. The service end is rebuilt and has added C19 cottage all are sashed windows. Right hand return wall has 2 gables, string course steps over 4 sashed windows with 15 paned glazing possibly cross-windows formerly; single sash to each gable which is coped with kneelers and finials, one kneeler is inscribed HM. Set back is earlier house with Tudor arched doorway the lintel carved with spandrels and the date "1614", chamfered surround. Over is a small arched light with sunken spandrels. To the right a 3-light chamfered mullioned window with hoodmould with a 4-light double chamfered mullioned window to 1st floor. 3 stacks to ridge.