Beech House

Beech House is a house that has been converted into two dwellings, located on Beech Road in Sowerby Bridge. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and was converted in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed of coursed squared stone and has a stone slate roof. It is three storeys high and has five bays.

The front of the building features two right-hand bays that are two storeys tall, with quoins at the corners. The openings have plain stone surrounds, and the windows have recessed flat-faced mullions, although several of these have been removed. The three left-hand bays, which belong to No 28, include steps leading down to a doorway, with a three-light window to the left on each floor. There is a full-height transomed two-light stair window, although the top and bottom lights are blocked, and a three-light window on each floor.

The two right-hand bays, which make up Beech House, have a blocked doorway to the left of centre, flanked by three-light windows on each floor. The lower right-hand window has an inserted doorway. There is a shaped kneeler to the right, and stacks are located at the ends and centre, as well as at the ends of Beech House, positioned forward of the ridge.

At the rear, the building has three storeys and quoins. Beech House features a two-storey 19th-century canted bay window, with a two-light flat-faced mullion window above it, and a four-light window on the left side for each floor. No 28 has a central 19th-century door flanked by windows from around 1980. Above, on each floor, there is a one-light window flanked by two-light windows, all of which are 19th-century with flat-faced mullions and sashes. The building also has shaped gutter brackets and kneelers, along with coping.

On the left return, there is a two-light chamfered mullion window, although the mullion has been removed. The right return features a blocked four-light double-chamfered mullion and transom window in the gable. Inside No 28, there is a staircase with 18th-century style turned balusters.