Number 39 and Adjacent Block is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1983. A C18 Stable block, cottage.

Number 39 and Adjacent Block

WRENN ID
idle-obsidian-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1983
Type
Stable block, cottage
Address
Number 39 and Adjacent Block, Law Lane
OS grid reference
SE 107 242
Coordinates
53.71497, -1.83798
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 39 and the adjacent block is a stable block that was later converted into cottages for Law Hill House, dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with a stone slate roof and features two storeys on the main facade. The gable end has an attic that is prominently designed with bands and a largely blocked Venetian window at the apex. Both this window and a round-headed doorway include impost blocks and a keystone. The main front also has a similar doorway and a stair window above, with the latter featuring Gothic glazing bars. One four-light flat-faced mullioned window remains, while others have been blocked. After 1825, the building was transformed into a school for young ladies, where Emily Bronte taught between 1837 and 1838, mentioning the building in her writings.

Local climate

Number 39 and Adjacent Block sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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