2018

SE3220 : Pemberton House, Westgate

taken 6 years ago, near to Wakefield, England

Pemberton House, Westgate
Pemberton House, Westgate
Built c.1752 for Pemberton Milnes, a prosperous local cloth manufacturer. Now converted to offices. Listed Grade II.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Former: Town Houses Period: Mid 18th Century Date: C.1750 other tags: Office Conversion Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Listed Grade [75] Other Photos: · Milnes' Orangery, Wakefield ·
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 29 June, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 3 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3283 2068 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.8933N 1:30.2660W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3284 2066
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