Built Environment

Many people look back on the buildings of Baildon with fondness and often wish that some of them had not been lost. Whatever the reason for the work that was done we can showcase what Baildon has now and help protect our heritage.

Baildon Hall
Baildon Hall
Westgate Warehouse
Westgate Warehouse
Robinson's Sweet Hut
Robinson’s Sweet Hut
Potted Meat Stick
Frances Ferrand Memorial Fountain, AKA The Potted Meat Stick
Brookhill
Brookhill
Langley House
Langley House
St James Church
Towngate Rooms
Towngate Rooms
Manorial_Coat_of_Arms
Manorial Coat of Arms
Baildon Hall
Baildon Hall
Cross & Stocks
Cross & Stocks

Listed Buildings & Features

This is a sample of some of the Listed Buildings and Features.

Historic England Listings – A table of all the Listed Baildon Buildings and Features

Buildings Map – A map showing the locations of the Listed Buildings and the Conservation Areas

Baildon Old Hall

Baildon Old Hall

The Grade II listed building, Baildon Old Hall, is also known as Stead Hall as it was the Stead family that built it in 17th century. The East wing was re-built in 1908.

BaildonWiki page – Baildon Old Hall

Historic England listing – 1199367

Baildon Hall

Baildon Hall

Baildon Hall, on Hallfield Drive, is a Grade II* listed building believed to have been originally built in the latter part of the 15th century by the Baildon family.

BaildonWiki page – Baildon Hall

Historic England listing – 1199151

Cross & Stocks, Northgate

Cross & Stocks

The Grade II listed Cross base and shaft probably date back to the 17th century. The dressed stone top dates to 1928.

BaildonWiki page – Towngate Cross

Historic England, Cross listing – 1133409

It is likely that nothing of the Grade II listed Stocks on Northgate is original. Stocks date back to the 14th century. They were removed to the reservopir site in 1862, replaced in 1904 and moved to the paved area in the late 1960s.

BaildonWiki page – Towngate Stocks

Historic England, Stocks listing – 1199245

Buildings in Conservation Areas

This is for buildings that are thought of as important to Baildon’s heritage that have the protection of being in a Conservation Area but are not Listed.

Potted Meat Stick

Potted Meat Stick

The Frances Ferrand Memorial Fountain was built in 1862, removed in the late 1960s and re-instated in a its location in 1983.

BaildonWiki page – The Potted Meat Stick

Towngate Rooms

Towngate Rooms

The Towngate Rooms, engraved 1912 Liberal Club on Northgate had been the Liberal Club for several years before it was rebuilt with a new gable in 1912. It houses the clock from the Mechanics Institute that was demolished in the late 1960s.

BaildonWiki page – Towngate Rooms

No current protection

This is for buildings thought important to Baildon’s Heritage but have no protection other than normal planning legislation.

Baildon Station Building

The railway line through Baildon was opened 4th December 1876. The Station building was occupied by The British Rubber Company for many years before they moved to Otley Road.

BaildonWiki page – Baildon Station

Shipley Glen Tramway

Shipley Glen Tramway Top Station

The Shipley Glen Cable Tramway is the oldest working cable tramway in Great Britain (cliff lifts excepted) having been built in 1895 to carry people up to Brackenhall Green.

BaildonWiki page – Shipley Glen Tramway