8, Town Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 August 1983. House. 1 related planning application.
8, Town Gate
- WRENN ID
- endless-flint-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 August 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- 8, Town Gate, Holme Valley
- OS grid reference
- SE 129 084
- Coordinates
- 53.57229, -1.80646
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 8 Town Gate is an end-of-terrace house that was formerly two dwellings, dating from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed from hammer-dressed stone and features a stone slate roof supported by stone brackets. The building has two rendered chimney stacks and stands three storeys tall, with two storeys at the rear. The ground floor has been altered to include a large garage doorway, a small doorway, and one single light. On the first floor, there are three single lights, while the second floor boasts a prominent nine-light stone mullioned window with a continuous raised sill. The rear elevation features a nine-light stone mullioned window on the ground floor, although two of its lights are blocked. The first floor has two single lights and one later window. In the right gable apex, there is a small light with a pointed arch and tabling.
Local climate
8, Town Gate 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
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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