British Listed Buildings

Listing Text

SOWERBY BRIDGE BEECH ROAD
SE 0623-0723
(south side)
13/3 No 26 (Beech House) and
No 28
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- II
House, now 2 dwellings. Early-mid C18, converted mid C19. Coursed squared stone,
stone slate roof. 2 and 3 storeys, 5 bays. Road Front: 2 right-hand bays 2-storeyed. Quoins.
Openings have plain stone surrounds, windows with recessed flat-faced mullions,
several removed. 3 left-hand bays (No 28), from left: steps down to doorway with
a 3-light window to left on each floor; a full-height transomed 2-light stair window
(top and bottom lights blocked); a 3-light window to each floor. 2 right-hand bays
(Beech House): to left of centre a blocked doorway flanked by 3-light windows on
each floor, lower right-hand window with inserted doorway. Shaped kneeler to right.
Stacks to ends and centre and to ends of Beech House, forward of ridge. Rear:
3 storeys; quoins. Beech House has a 2-storey C19 canted bay window with 2-light
flat-faced mullion window above and on left, a 4-light window as front to each floor.
No 28 has central C19 door flanked by c1980 windows; above on each floor, a 1-light
window flanked by 2-light windows, all C19 with flat-faced mullions and sashes.
Shaped gutter brackets and kneelers; coping. Left return: a 2-light chamfered
mullion window, mullion removed. Right return: in gable a blocked 4-light double-
chamfered mullion and transom window. Interior: No 28 has stair with C18 type
turned balusters.


Listing NGR: SE0618423828

Source: English Heritage

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