Cottages in Swales Yard #1
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Cottages in Swales Yard #1
Image: © Mike Kirby Taken: 10 Sep 2014
A grade II listed range of 3 or 4 cottages. Probably C16 or C17, of 4 builds, altered in C18 and C19. Timber-framed construction, mainly rendered, with stone slate and Welsh slate roofs. 2 storeys, the first floors are all jettied. LBS No:- 342657 Believed to be one of Pontefract’s oldest buildings , The Counting House, last used as a pub, was closed early in 2012, amid concerns of its deteriorating condition, and is now supported by scaffolding to stabilise the building. The Counting House was originally built as a merchant’s counting house and was restored in the 1990s. SeeImage before the scaffolding was erected.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.691046
Longitude
-1.314573