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Low Fold

A Grade II Listed Building in Horsforth, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.8335 / 53°50'0"N

Longitude: -1.6487 / 1°38'55"W

OS Eastings: 423216

OS Northings: 437525

OS Grid: SE232375

Mapcode National: GBR JSX3.VK

Mapcode Global: WHC94.NX32

Plus Code: 9C5WR9M2+9G

Entry Name: Low Fold

Listing Date: 7 April 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1240122

English Heritage Legacy ID: 438085

ID on this website: 101240122

Location: Low Fold, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18

County: Leeds

Civil Parish: Horsforth

Built-Up Area: Horsforth

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Horsforth St Margaret

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


HORSFORTH NEW ROAD SIDE SE 23 NW LS18 (south side, off) 8/142 Nos. 1 and 2, - Low Fold - II

Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. C17, enlarged and altered. Coursed squared sandstone with quoins, stone slate roof. L-shaped plan formed by 3-unit range on north-south axis with early addition to west side of south end. Two storeys; chamfered plinth; east front has inserted doorway (to No. 1) at junction of 2nd and 3rd units, a deeply-recessed 4-light chamfered mullion window to each side of this, both lacking the 1st and 3rd mullions; an irregular joint in the masonry to the left (perhaps the postion of a former doorway); a C19 window to the 1st unit and 3 similar windows at 1st floor. Left return wall (No. 2), in 2 builds; the right-hand half has a recessed mullioned window on each floor, like those to No. 1 but of 5 lights lacking the 1st and 4th mullions, and both under hoodmoulds with double-returned ends; a shall sundial between these windows; in the centre, an inserted doorway, and to the left of this a double-chamfered mullioned window of 6 lights (lacking the 1st, 3rd and 5th mullions), and a formerly 4-light window above (altered). Roof hipped at the angle, with a corniced chimney at the junction, and chimneys at both gables.

Interior: No.2 has in the right-hand room a beam with deep chamfer and cyma stops; No.1 has one beam in each room, with smaller chamfer and stops.

Listing NGR: SE2321637525

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