18-26, BRADLEY ROAD

The building at 18-26 Bradley Road, Silsden, now comprises five dwellings, and originally stood as a house. It was initially built in 1682, as indicated by the inscription "H. Anno Dom HI 1682," with a subsequent addition in the 18th century. The construction utilizes thin coursed rubble with dressed quoins, and the roof is covered in stone slate.

The house follows a linear plan, organized around three cells arranged under three parallel ranges, with gables facing both south and north, each range containing multiple rooms. The first cell is three rooms deep, while the second and third cells are each two rooms deep; a rear kitchen was added in the late 18th century.

The south front features an inserted doorway within the first cell (at No. 26). The original doorway of the second cell, positioned to the right of the hall window, retains composite jambs, a Tudor-arched lintel bearing a decorative date inscription, and a chamfered surround. All windows are double-chamfered and mullioned-and-transomed. The outer cells on the south front have six lights with four lights above the first floor. The central hall boasts eight lights, with the central four lacking mullions and six lights above the first floor. Continuous hoodmoulds extend over the first-floor windows. Each gable is distinguished by a blind, arched rectangular light, copings, and kneelers. There are two stacks along the ridge of the first two cells and a lateral stack on the third cell.

At the rear, an 18th-century addition extends from the left side, featuring quoins, a gable stack and a projecting lean-to containing bee-hive ovens. A four-light, double-chamfered mullioned window with a hoodmould is present, and a small chamfered light is located to the right on the first floor. This section also includes a three-light window and a former two-light window that has been altered to a sixteen-paned sash. The rear of the first cell has a two-light and three-light window, with a three-light window above it on the first floor, all with double-chamfered surrounds and almost square reveals. On the right return are two Tudor-arched doorways, complete with composite jambs and chamfered surrounds. A four-light window with a hoodmould is visible, while other windows feature double-chamfered surrounds without mullions.

Internally, the hall features a segmental-arched fireplace with skewbacks and a chamfered surround, incorporating unusual decorative stops. A stone staircase rises behind the hall stack and is partitioned from the rear room by an oak board-and-muntin panelled wall, with an oak post at the foot of the stairs. An oak board-and-muntin panelled wall with an oak post at the foot of the stairs. The connecting stone doorway between these rooms has a Tudor-arched lintel and chamfered surround. Most rooms exhibit stop-chamfered spine beams. The rear room of the first cell was likely originally a dairy and retains stone shelves. The added rear kitchen contains two bee-hive ovens. The hall chamber has a roof truss with a large tie-beam and single angle-struts lacking a king-post. This is a distinguished building situated prominently on the edge of the village.