Malt Shovel Inn

BINGLEY WILSDEN ROAD 5/200 (east side) 5/200 Harden Malt Shovel Inn the date of first listing shall be entered as 16.12.81

SE03NE BINGLEY WILSDEN ROAD SE088378 (east side) Harden

5/200 Malt Shovel Inn

GV II

Public-house. Mid-late C17. Hammer-dressed stone, dressed quoins, stone slate roof. 2 storeys with single-storey rear aisle or outshut. 2-cell gable-entry plan, double-depth. All are double-chamfered mullioned windows. Those to ground floor have continuous hoodmould which continues round left gable. 1st cell (housebody) has 2-light fire-window and 5-light window with another 2-light window opened between. 1st floor has 2-light and 5-light window lacking some mullions. 2nd cell has 5-light window with same above. Later added cell to right in keeping re-using quoins to right gable which lacks coping. Left gable is coped with kneelers and stack, one other stack to ridge and another, late C20, set in front of ridge to right-hand end. Rear has 2-light original window and other inserted windows in keeping. Left- hand return wall is rendered and has doorway with monolithic jambs.

Interior: stop-chamfered spine beams; one to housebody is roughly- dressed tree with forked branch. Rear room has segmental-arched fireplace with stop-chamfered surround and visible oak-post of timbered arcade. Front has circular plaque recording that it has been chosen as a " Tetley Heritage Inn ". Prominently sited next to Harden Beck Bridge (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SE0886237807