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Title: THE SISTER'S HOUSE AND PRIORS MEAD, SYKE LANE - CBC04177
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THE SISTER'S HOUSE AND PRIORS MEAD, SYKE LANE - CBC04177
Description
Grade II
2 houses perhaps formerly one. Dated 1630. Hammer-dressed stone, rendered, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, considered as one house it forms a long range which appears as a double gabled frontage of 2 bays the right hand of which breaks forward and 3 other bays (the right hand a cross-wing) under a different roof line. All have double chamfered mullioned windows with hoodmoulds. The first bays have lean-to porch protecting doorway with inscribed square lintel 'S1630S'. 6 lights to left and 4 over, and 8 lights (with king mullion) with 6 lights over. The 3rd bay has C19 doorway broken into window now of 4 lights with 5 lights over. The 4th bay has similar doorway and 8-light window to housebody with 5-light over. 5th bay has 6-light with 5-light over. All gables coped with kneelers and finials. 3 stacks, after 2nd bay and 4th bay. Right hand return wall has some altered windows, one of 4 lights with wooden diamond mullions. Single storey to rear.
Interior: The housebody to Sister's House has large stop chamfered spine beams and large segmental arched fireplace with simple chamfer inscribed 'TAP 1658'. The housebody of Priors Meade has stop chamfered spine beams with scarf joints evidence of former bressumer and firehood. Posts and straight braces forming timbered arcade to aisle of good quality and close studded wall to rear of parlour chamber which has fireplace with square lintel and composite jambs with simple chamfer. Formerly had a C17 plastered ceiling now gone. Ground floor room to central bay has plaster tablet bearing date 1584 said to have been imported from a house in Wakefield. D. Nortcliffe, Buildings of Brighouse, (Brighouse 1978) p.10.
Historic England Listing No: 1184367
NGR: SE 13236 26376
CMBC Ref: BR 170
2 houses perhaps formerly one. Dated 1630. Hammer-dressed stone, rendered, stone slate roof. 2 storeys, considered as one house it forms a long range which appears as a double gabled frontage of 2 bays the right hand of which breaks forward and 3 other bays (the right hand a cross-wing) under a different roof line. All have double chamfered mullioned windows with hoodmoulds. The first bays have lean-to porch protecting doorway with inscribed square lintel 'S1630S'. 6 lights to left and 4 over, and 8 lights (with king mullion) with 6 lights over. The 3rd bay has C19 doorway broken into window now of 4 lights with 5 lights over. The 4th bay has similar doorway and 8-light window to housebody with 5-light over. 5th bay has 6-light with 5-light over. All gables coped with kneelers and finials. 3 stacks, after 2nd bay and 4th bay. Right hand return wall has some altered windows, one of 4 lights with wooden diamond mullions. Single storey to rear.
Interior: The housebody to Sister's House has large stop chamfered spine beams and large segmental arched fireplace with simple chamfer inscribed 'TAP 1658'. The housebody of Priors Meade has stop chamfered spine beams with scarf joints evidence of former bressumer and firehood. Posts and straight braces forming timbered arcade to aisle of good quality and close studded wall to rear of parlour chamber which has fireplace with square lintel and composite jambs with simple chamfer. Formerly had a C17 plastered ceiling now gone. Ground floor room to central bay has plaster tablet bearing date 1584 said to have been imported from a house in Wakefield. D. Nortcliffe, Buildings of Brighouse, (Brighouse 1978) p.10.
Historic England Listing No: 1184367
NGR: SE 13236 26376
CMBC Ref: BR 170
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
CBC04177.jpg
Collection
Citation
“THE SISTER'S HOUSE AND PRIORS MEAD, SYKE LANE - CBC04177,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed October 2, 2026, https://www.penninehorizons.org/items/show/42643.
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