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Description: Lower Goat House

Address: Lower Goat House Oldham Road Rishworth Sowerby Bridge West Yorkshire HX6 4QE

Grade: II

Group detail: (off) Oldham Road (east side), Rishworth

Full description:
House, reputedly dating from 1585 but rebuilt mid C18 and late C20. Hammer dressed stone, stone slate roof. L-shaped. 2 storeys. South front has gabled cross wing to left with quoins and thin flat faced mullioned windows of 4 lights to each floor. Coped gable with kneelers and finial to apex. Hall range, set back, has 3 bays of chamfered mullioned windows of 4 lights all with hoodmoulds with straight returns or spiral label stops. Set between 2nd and 3rd bays is doorway with composite jambs with chamfered surround over which is small recess with hoodmould, in which is set sundial. Left hand return wall of cross wing has thinner coursed stone and preserves double chamfered mullioned windows of 4 lights (lacking 2 mullions) with hoodmould with straight return. Over, to 1st floor, chamfered window formerly of 2 lights lack mullion. Central stack to ridge of cross wing. Extruded gable stack (modern) to main range the interior of which forms large room open to roof with queen-post trusses. The rear is remodelled and has modern extension at right angles forming garage with bedrooms over.