Forge Cottage, 1 Church Hill, Birstall (Grade II)
| Date Listed | Wed 1st June, 1966 |
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| Category | Statutory Listed Building |
| Address | No. 1 (Forge Cottage) Church Hill Birstall LE4 4DN |
| Grade | Grade II |
| Grid Reference | SK5954208824 |
| LBS | 189503 |
| Volume, Map, Item | 285, 5, 39 |
| Parish | Birstall |
| Ward | Birstall Watermead |
| Conservation Area | Birstall |
| Description | Cottage, probably early C16. Timber framed, now with brick infill, thatched roof. 1« storeys and 6 bays of large timbered panels, with sill on a high rubble plinth. The central 3 bays have no middle rail, suggesting a possible former open hall. Some arch braces. 2 bays to the right which are of less width and 1 to left have a middle rail. The doorway is in the 3rd bay from the right, with a stack behind it. In each of the other bays, a 2 light casement window with cambered brick head. In the right hand bay, the plinth is interrupted suggesting a former doorway. 3 catslide dormers above. In the gable wall, the framing is in square panels with arch braces, and in the gable itself, 2 inclined struts above the tie beam, one each side of a small window. |
The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.
Statutory Listing covers all parts of the property and its curtilage, ie all internal and external elements whether described or not.
