NOS. 408-414 (EVEN), INCLUDING NOS. 412A AND 414A

Nos. 408-414 (even), including Nos. 412a and 414a, Huddersfield Road, Wyke, Huddersfield, is a terraced row of cottages dating to around 1830. The cottages were constructed using sandstone "bricks" and have stone slate roofs.

The row comprises four cottages facing east onto Huddersfield Road, along with two back-to-back cottages located at the rear of Nos. 412 and 414, facing west. All the cottages feature two-light square mullion windows set within squared surrounds. A surviving chimney is located at the end of No. 408. Nos. 408 and 410 each have two bays, with a door to the left, a single window above, and two-light windows on each floor to the right. Nos. 412, 412a, 414, and 414a form a pair of back-to-back cottages linked by a central arched passageway from front to back. This block is deeper and slightly higher than Nos. 408 and 410. Each cottage in this section exhibits a similar pattern of openings to Nos. 408 and 410, with a door in the outer bay of each unit. The passageway entrances are round-arched, featuring a central keystone.

Internally, each cottage includes a single living room, a scullery kitchen behind, and a bedroom, boxroom, and bathroom above. Blocked fireplaces were observed in the inspected interiors of Nos. 410, 414, and 414a, alongside original straight staircases leading to the upper floor. The interiors of Nos. 408, 412, and 412a were not inspected.

The cottages are designated at Grade II for their architectural interest as a good example of local vernacular construction using local materials and building styles, including the increasingly rare back-to-back arrangement. Their survival includes a high level of original window and door openings, roof coverings, and staircases, with unaltered ground floor layouts. The date of around 1830 places them within a significant period for listed buildings, and they provide evidence of early industrial development in the suburb of Bradford.