Albert House, Rashcliffe

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Details

  • location: 81 Lockwood Road, Rashcliffe
  • status: still exists
  • category: private house

According to The History of Lockwood and North Crosland (1980) by Brian Clarke, the tram stop outside the house was announced by conductors as "MacGregor's" in reference to Dr. Peter MacGregor.

Census Returns

  • 1861 — woollen manufacturer Joseph Berry (aged 34)[1]
  • 1891 — general medical practitioner Peter McGregor (35)
  • 1911 — general medical practitioner Peter McGregor (55)

Historic England Listing

The following Historic England entry may be erroneous due to the 1861 Census entry for Albert House. The Whiteley family are usually associated with Park Cottage, Lockwood, but can be linked to Albert House by 1888.[2]

  • Grade II
  • first listed 29 September 1978
  • listing entry number 1134957

LOCKWOOD ROAD (South Side). No 81. 1870. Built for William Whiteley, the textile engineer. Ashlar. Pitched stone slate roof. Two storeys. Moulded eaves cornice. Blocking course. Three ranges of sashes. Canted ground floor with segment-headed sashes, moulded imposts, and moulded cornice. Door with two moulded panels and fanlight, in Tuscan frame with entablature and blocking course.

Location

Notes and References

  1. Josiah Berry was in residence by 1863. "Election of a Local Board for Lockwood" in Huddersfield Chronicle (06/Jun/1863).
  2. The Whiteley's listed the property for lease in June 1889, having perhaps leased it after it was advertised in June 1878.