Transhelf House

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SE 4521 NW 7/25

PONTEFRACT FRONT STREET (north side) No 40 (Tanshelf House)

(Formerly listed as No 40 (Transhelf House), previously listed as 'Tanshelf House')

3.3.75

II

House. Probably early C19. Red brick in Flemish bond with painted stone and gauged brick dressings, graduated slate roof. Two storeys plus attic, three bays symmetrical facade. Central bay with full-height elliptical-arched recess with gauged brick arch. Stone plinth with three central steps up to five-panel door below traceried fanlight in moulded semi-circular headed architrave with imposts and panelled reveals, and pilastered surround with reeded consoles, dosserets, frieze and cornice. To either side are tripartite bow windows with brick plinths, stone sills and moulded cornices; 12-pane sashes to fronts and eight-pane sashes to sides with pilasters between and to corners. First floor: ashlar band; three 12-pane sashes all with stone wedge lintels incised with voussoirs, that to centre slightly shorter and with panelled stone apron below, those to sides with stone sills. Timber eaves board. Stone coped gables with brick end stacks and remains of central ridge stack. Semi-circular headed attic windows to gable returns. Attached single-storey shop to left not of special interest.

Listing NGR: SE4519721967