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Description: Clay House

Address: Clay House Farm Lighthazels Road Soyland Sowerby Bridge West Yorkshire HX6 4NP

Grade: II

Group detail: Lighthazles Road, Lighthazles, Soyland

Full description:
House, initialled and dated "S C, 1662" rebuilt and remodelled by W. and C. Tolson, 1915 (date inscription). Thin coursed hammer dressed stone, ashlar quoins to east front which has gabled porch with inscribed Tudor arched door lintel and cross-window set between 1st 2 cells. 3-room front. 1st cell has flat faced mullioned windows of 2 lights to ground floor and 4 lights over to 1st floor. 2nd and 3rd cells each have double chamfered mullioned windows of 4 lights to each floor. Gutter brackets. Coped gables with kneelers. Rear has dressed stone wall with 3 bays of double chamfered mullioned windows of 2 lights either side of 3-light window to both floors with doorway with Tudor arched lintel with inscription, chamfered surround and carved spandrels over which is hoodmould with finely carved label stops. One well dressed stack and one other. Though rebuilt the house reuses masonry of fine quality.