Lower Edge Farmhouse (Block to East of Main Range at 90 Degrees) is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. A C17 Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.
Lower Edge Farmhouse (Block to East of Main Range at 90 Degrees)
- WRENN ID
- kindled-vestry-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Lower Edge Farmhouse (Block to East of Main Range at 90 Degrees), Helme Lane, Meltham, HD9 5RS
- OS grid reference
- SE 106 116
- Coordinates
- 53.60153, -1.84079
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lower Edge Farmhouse, originally a farmhouse and now part of a larger residence, dates back to 1648. It is constructed from deeply coursed hammer-dressed stone and features a stone slate roof. The gable copings are chamfered and supported by cut kneelers, with one finial present. A later central stack is also part of the structure.
The farmhouse is two storeys high, with the main entrance located on the west side near the south gable end. The doorway has chamfered reveals and a Tudor arched lintel. Above the doorway is a highly decorative shield inscribed with "EB IB EB ME 1648," topped with a stepped hood mould featuring decorative stops.
On the first floor, there is a 2-light double chamfered window above the entrance, although the mullions have been removed. The south gable includes a 6-light window, retaining only the king mullion, and a hood mould with one stop remaining. The first floor features a 4-light window, also double chamfered, with two mullions removed and a hood mould.
The side elevation has two round-arched fine windows positioned at a high level, while the ground floor windows have been altered. The north gable has one double chamfered window on each floor; the ground floor window, originally a 4-light with a hood mould, now has all its mullions removed, while the first floor window is a 3-light with one new mullion and a hood mould with decorative stops.
Local climate
Lower Edge Farmhouse (Block to East of Main Range at 90 Degrees) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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