Holywell House is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1983. House.
Holywell House
- WRENN ID
- secret-storey-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1983
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ELLAND STATION ROAD SE 089197 (south side) 6/134 Holywell House
II
Mansion House, now nursing home, c.1860. For the Shaw family (mill owners). Ashlar front, slate roof. 9-bay symmetrical front which breaks forward in the 2nd and 8th bay and again in the central 5 bays. 2 storeys. The central 5 bays are richly treated with deep set round headed windows on both storeys; those to ground floor which has doors to left and right have colonnettes. To central window first floor (now blocked) there is a balcony on consoles. Heavy consoled cornice carrying parapet, and plainer attic storey to central 3 bays. 2nd and 8th bays each have a two storeyed canted bay window and a plainer cornice. This carries over the outermost bays which have, flat headed windows, those to ground floor with cornices on consoles. Four heavily moulded chimneys symmetrically placed. Some casements but most first floor windows sashed. Rear elevation has central feature with elaborate first floor Venetian window, the jambs formed of coupled pilasters.
Listing NGR: SE0891219759
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