Crosland Hall, Crosland Moor, Lockwood
Details
- location: Crosland Hill Road, Crosland Moor, Lockwood
- status: still exists
- category: property
- see also: Crosland Hall in South Crosland
Extracts
The History of Lockwood and North Crosland (1980) by Brian Clarke:
One of the two oldest buildings in our township, the oldest part dates back to the early 1500's with later additions during the 18th century. The building is of two storeys with two gables on the main front and has rubble walling. The windows are of the mullion and transom design. Originally, a large central doorway was provided but later alterations led to two doorways being built. A massive chimney breast is a reminder of the days when a whole ox could be roasted in the fireplace. The roof, in common with many older buildings in the Pennines, is of stone slabs.
The actual year of building is not known but it is recorded that Thomas Crosland lived there in 1560 but whether built by him or his father, John, is not certain. The house remained in the Crosland family until it was inherited by the Rev. Thomas Crosland. Being unmarried and not requiring such a large residence, he sold it in 1707 to Matthew Wilkinson of Greenhead Hall. Mr. Wilkinson handed the property to his daughter who married John Lister-Kaye of Denby Grange. The house was sold, according to previous reports in 1783 to John Battye, Attorney, however, his father, Daniel, who died in October 1760 is described on his gravestone at Almondbury as being of Crosland Hall, so this date is in question.
Daniel Battye (1705-1760) came to this area from Scholes and married Ann Walker (1710-1784) of Pymroid in 1725. He was the first of a long line of Battyes who were Attorneys or otherwise connected with the law. Daniel's first son, John (1730-1795) lived, unmarried, at Crosland Hall until his death. He also spent some considerable time in London and there he helped to bring into being that well-known institution, the Stock Exchange, in 1773, and is today known as “The father of the Stock Exchange”. John also built up a large law practice operating from Crosland Hill Hall, where as many as fifteen law clerks were employed. Daniel's second son, Daniel, became a Solicitor and he purchased Dryclough House upon his marriage in June 1756 to Frances Somerster of Huddersfield. Daniel, upon the death of his brother John kept the law practice at Crosland Hill although he continued to live at Dryclough. The practice passed in turn to Daniel's son, Daniel III in 1831. At sometime after this date the house was converted into cottages and as such it still stands today.
Historic England Listing
- Grade II*
- first listed 3 March 1952
- listing entry number 1134305
CROSLAND HILL ROAD (West Side). Crosland Moor, Crosland Hall. Early C17. Hammer-dressed stone. Pitched stone slate roof. Two storeys. Oldest part has twin-gabled front. Central door with moulded surround and shallow-arched monolithic head indicates that it was built as one dwelling. But it may have been divided into two within 100 years, as the two flanking doors also appear to be C17 or early C18: viz, chamfered surrounds and hoodmoulds. All windows have double hollow-chamfered reveals and hoodmoulds, each with one light a sash. West gable has five-light mullioned and transomed window on first floor, seven-light mullioned and transomed window on ground floor. East gable has one six-light mullioned and transomed window on each. Central first floor two-light mullioned window. Two stone gargoyles one at valley, one at west end of west gable (suggesting a possible third gable further west). Tall stack at east end. Rear elevation has same gable arrangement. First floor has one five-light stone mullioned window in each gable, and one three-light stone mullioned window in centre. Ground floor has one six-light stone mullioned and transomed window in east gable, its correspondent blocked by one storey C18 or C19 pitched roofed extension. Extension to east: two storeys: probably early C18: rear has one range of four-light stone mullioned windows of same type as others: otherwise the mullions are of the C18 square-sectioned type (one three-light and one two-light on first floor at rear: one two-light on first floor at east end, together with blocked loading door and gable window: two ranges of three-light windows to front): coped gable end with moulded kneelers.