The Almshouses

The Almshouses, located on Wilshaw Road, were built in 1871 by John Kirk of Huddersfield for Eleanor Hirst of Wilshaw. They are constructed from hammer dressed stone and feature a pitched slate roof with gable copings, barge boards, and tall stone stacks at each gable. The building is two storeys high and has a central two-storey gabled stone porch with two open round arched entrances that have hood moulds.

Above the porch, at first floor level, is a central round arched plaque inscribed in capitals: "A.D. 1871. These almshouses were erected by Eleanor Hirst the beloved wife of Joseph Hirst of this place, in loving remembrance of Mary, their deeply lamented and only child whose love and sympathy for the poor when living, makes these houses intended for the aged and destitute a fitting memorial to an affectionate daughter who was always ready to add comfort to those in want and declining years."

On either side of the porch, there are 2-light windows with round arched lights and sashes on the ground floor. The first floor features a single round arched sash window that extends above the eaves level, designed as a dormer with a hipped slate roof. Lean-to extensions of a similar date are present on each gable.