Birks is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. A C18 Farmhouse.
Birks
- WRENN ID
- nether-cobalt-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Country
- England
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Birks, 70-76, Birks Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 175 149
- Coordinates
- 53.63075, -1.73589
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Birks is a longhouse type farmhouse, likely built in the 18th century, with 19th century windows on the south side. It is constructed from hammer-dressed stone and features a pitched stone slate roof. The building has two storeys and includes two ranges of tripartite stone mullioned sashes and one range of sashes. At the rear, there is a lean-to outshut with a small canted bay roofed by a single flag. The barn attached to the farmhouse has two stable doors, a pair of barn doors, and three oculi, each with a circular door. Additionally, there is a red brick cottage that is two storeys high and also has a pitched stone slate roof. The cottage features various two-light stone mullioned windows, as well as one four-light stone mullioned window on the first floor at the front.
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