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Ackworth House

A Grade II Listed Building in High Ackworth, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6521 / 53°39'7"N

Longitude: -1.334 / 1°20'2"W

OS Eastings: 444117

OS Northings: 417489

OS Grid: SE441174

Mapcode National: GBR MV36.ZK

Mapcode Global: WHDCD.GGZM

Plus Code: 9C5WMM28+RC

Entry Name: Ackworth House

Listing Date: 25 March 1968

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1313256

English Heritage Legacy ID: 342618

ID on this website: 101313256

Location: High Ackworth, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF7

County: Wakefield

Civil Parish: Ackworth

Built-Up Area: High Ackworth

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Ackworth St Cuthbert

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


ACKWORTH PONTEFRACT ROAD SE41NW (east side) Low Ackworth 2/18 Ackworth House 25.3.1968 - II

Large house, now boarding house to Ackworth School Later C18, enlarged in later C19. Sandstone (north front rendered) and coursed squared sandstone; slate roof. Double pile plan. North front of 3 storeys and 5 bays, in Classical style; symmetrical; pedimented 3-bay centre has central doorway with panelled door, architrave of Tuscan semi-columns with triglyph frieze and segmental pediment and narrow side windows; a small window to the right, and a 2-light sashed window on each side; outer bays have sashes without glazing bars; 1st floor has 12-pane sashes linked by a sill-band, and that in the centre has an architrave with cornice; 2nd floor has low 6-pane sashes; the pediment contains raised decoration consisting of a floral medallion beneath a swag, and has an urn on the apex. Low-pitched hipped roof with 2 ridge chimney stacks. The added rear range, of 2 storeys,with symmetrical south front, has an open-pedimented centre flanked by full-height canted bays; a broad lst-floor band carried round the whole; the centre has a large tripartite sashed window at ground floor, and at 1st floor a tall Venetian- style window with balustrade, the flanking bays each have three 12-pane sashes on each floor, with raised sills, and hipped roofs. Interior: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SE4411717489

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