Deposited Plan No. 1408
Bankfield Road: Two houses and stable
Details
| Deposited Plan Number: | 1408 |
| Date: | 12 March 1885 |
| Plans Register: | 1869-1886 |
| Street: | Bankfield Road |
| Property Name / Number: | no data |
| Area: | no data |
| District: | Central Ward |
| Town: | Huddersfield |
| Grid Reference: | no data |
| Building Project: | Two houses and stable |
| Type: | Residential - new build |
| Applicant: | Benjamin Thornton |
| Applicant Address: | Crossland Moor Bottom, Huddersfield |
| Architect: | Joseph Blackburn (Architect & Builder) |
| Architect Address: | Gledholt Bank, Paddock |
| Status of Project: | Approved - subject to sanitary arrangements being amended, namely to privies being screened, to attic being not less than 7 feet for half its area, to waste from bath discharging into grid and to sooil pipe being ventilated above roof. |
| Contractor: | Joseph Blackburn |
| Contractor Address: | Gledholt Bank, Paddock |
| Work Commenced: | no data |
| Work Completed: | 16 October 1885 |
| Occupants: | no data |
| Subsequent Alterations / History: | no data |
| English Heritage Listing: | no data |
| Location of Archives: | Kirklees West Yorkshire Archives |
| Buildings of Huddersfield ID: | 1320 |
Additional Information
A mirrored pair of houses on the north side of Bankfield Road. The houses are built into the slope and have basement kitchens. The ground floor of each is reached by a flight of external steps. To the west, the houses are bounded by Mr. Charles Haigh's property; and, to the east by Mrs. Shire's property, which is indicated as being on lease to Thomas Dyson. Beyond is the site of Mr. Thornton's intended warehouse.
Each house in the mirrored pair comprises ;
- Basement (part) - kitchen
- Ground - two rooms & hallway
- Chamber - two bedrooms; boxroom; bathroom, incorporating W.C.
- Attic - two rooms