40 and 42 (The Royd), Town Gate

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SOWERBY BRIDGE Sowerby TOWN GATE (north side) Nos 40 and 42 (The Royd)

15.11.66

II House, now two dwellings. Dated "SL 1632 IL", altered and subdivided C19. Rubble brought to course, stone slate roof. Two storeys, two bays. Quoins on left and formerly on right (truncated by addition of No 44). A doorway to right of each bay; that to right bay (No 42) having chamfered, quoined surround and basket-arched lintel with dated panels; that to left bay (No 40) with plain stone surround. A double-chamfered mullion window to left of each door, of (now two) lights to bay one, of six (now three) lights to bay two. Continuous dripmould with decorative circular stops. Two two-light flat-faced mullion windows above. Plain gutter brackets. End stacks.

Rear: in centre a plain-stone surround doorway to right of a four- (now two-) light double-chamfered mullion window. On right, two single-light windows, one formerly a two-light double-chamfered mullion window. First floor: two double-chamfered mullion windows, now of two lights.

Interior: chamfered spine beams, those in right bay (No 42) spliced, indicating former bressummer. Also in this bay, at rear, a beam with continuous mortice in soffit indicating former timber partition. Flat-arched stone fireplace in left bay (No 40). Queen-post roof trusses with angle struts.

Listing NGR: SE0401423263