Grindstone Circle And Grindstone In The Garden To Rear Of Number 12 is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1984. Grindstone circle.

Grindstone Circle And Grindstone In The Garden To Rear Of Number 12

WRENN ID: narrow-thatch-lichen
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Calderdale
Country: England
Date first listed: 22 February 1984
Type: Grindstone circle
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SD 92SW TODMORDEN (former M.B.) ROCK TERRACE SD 932227

5/260 Grindstone Circle and grindstone, in garden to rear of No. 12

Grindstone circle with large heavy grindstone. Possibly C18. Outer rim of circle formed by vertically bedded stones. Circle of hollowed stones are shaped like voussoirs. Inner circle of stones rises to centre with a square hole sunk at junction of a cross. Between the arms of the cross, diagonally set cobbles. Originally for grinding sand from the sandstone outcrop of nearby Knowl Wood Delph Quarries whose stone was used in the construction of Rochdale Town Hall. A rare and complete survival.

Listing NGR: SD9320922778

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