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Balderstone Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Mirfield, Kirklees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6857 / 53°41'8"N

Longitude: -1.6816 / 1°40'53"W

OS Eastings: 421127

OS Northings: 421077

OS Grid: SE211210

Mapcode National: GBR JTPT.RH

Mapcode Global: WHC9X.4MJ9

Plus Code: 9C5WM8P9+79

Entry Name: Balderstone Hall

Listing Date: 3 April 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1313670

English Heritage Legacy ID: 340790

ID on this website: 101313670

Location: Northorpe, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, WF14

County: Kirklees

Civil Parish: Mirfield

Built-Up Area: Mirfield

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Mirfield Team Parish

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


MIRFIELD BALDERSTONE HALL LANE SE 22 SW FORMER URBAN DISTRICT (Mirfield)

2/103 Balderstone Hall 3/4/76

G.V. II

Large detached house. Probably early to mid C18 but said to have been built by Dr John Balderstone in 1690. Ashlar, with rendered left side. Stone slate roof with gable copings on long cut kneelers. Central rendered stack. 2 storeys. String course over ground floor. 5-bay gabled front, with cross windows to 1st floor and single C19 sashes to ground floor, in original surrounds but with mullion and transom removed. All double chamfered. Central doorway with moulded architrave and ornamental lintel. Central round arched attic window, probably C19, as perhaps is gable. Two cross windows to 1st floor of left side and small single light, all double chamfered. Two storey C19 addition to right.

After 1738 the hall was occupied by the Shepley family.

H. N. Pobjoy, A History of Mirfield, 1968.

Listing NGR: SE2110621089

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