Listed buildings in Pontefract

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Pontefract is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. In the town and surrounding area are 66 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, eight are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Most of the listed buildings are houses and cottages, shops and offices. The other listed buildings include churches, public buildings, public houses and hotels, the remains of a former underground hermitage, the socket stone of a former wayside cross, market buildings, a former windmill, the former gateway to a military depot, a former workhouse, and two mileposts.


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Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Stump cross
53°42′20″N 1°17′25″W / 53.70543°N 1.29036°W / 53.70543; -1.29036 (Stump cross)
12th century (possible) The socket stone of a medieval wayside cross, it is in limestone, with a rectangular plan. On the top is a large square socket and on each side are three recessed round-topped panels, forming an arcade. The cross base is enclosed by railings.[2][3] II
All Saints' Church
53°41′46″N 1°18′03″W / 53.69609°N 1.30086°W / 53.69609; -1.30086 (All Saints' Church)
14th century The church was badly damaged in 1644–45 and is largely in ruins, in 1831–33 the
embattled parapet and pinnacles.[4][5]
 II*
The Malt Shovel Public House
53°41′30″N 1°18′47″W / 53.69155°N 1.31312°W / 53.69155; -1.31312 (The Malt Shovel Public House)
14th century The oldest part is the cellar, with the public house built in the late 19th century. The cellar has two bays of sexpartite vaulting, with chamfered ribs and bosses, one carved with a mask. The public house has two storeys, the ground floor is faced in glazed tiles, the upper has applied timber framing, and the roof is in Welsh slate. In the ground floor is a doorway with a fanlight, to the left is a bow window, to the right is a passageway, and the upper floor contains casement windows.[6][7] II*
The Hermitage
53°41′26″N 1°18′36″W / 53.69057°N 1.30997°W / 53.69057; -1.30997 (The Hermitage)
—
 1386 The hermitage consists of two chambers hewn out of sandstone, side by side, but at different levels. From the eastern chamber, a passage with twelve steps leads to a spiral staircase with 52 steps and three niches for candles, ending at a shallow basin at the level of the water table.[8][9] I
33 and 35 Market Place
53°41′29″N 1°18′40″W / 53.69127°N 1.31107°W / 53.69127; -1.31107 (33 and 35 Market Place)
Late 16th or early 17th century (probable) A pair of shops with a
jettied top floor. In each shop is a segmental bow window, and between them is a sash window. The top floor contains sash windows in architraves.[10]
 II
Cottages in Swales Yard
53°41′29″N 1°18′49″W / 53.69149°N 1.31350°W / 53.69149; -1.31350 (Cottages in Swales Yard)
16th or 17th century (probable) A row of three or four cottages of different builds, they are
jettied, and most of the windows are sashes, some sliding.[6][11]
 II
2–6 Castle Chain
53°41′40″N 1°18′15″W / 53.69455°N 1.30414°W / 53.69455; -1.30414 (2–6 Castle Chain)
17th century or earlier A row of houses, later altered and extended, in rusticated sandstone, the sides and rear rendered, with tile roofs. There are two storeys and a basement, a continuous hood mould, stepped in places, and the windows are mullioned. The left section is the earliest, and contains a basket-arched doorway over which is a coat of arms, and in the roof is a dormer. To the right is a circular turret with slit windows, and to its right is the tallest section, with a corbel table, and containing another doorway with a coat of arms above. The right section is later and lower, and contains a doorway with a chamfered surround and a triangular head.[2][12] II
3–9 Cornmarket
53°41′30″N 1°18′48″W / 53.69165°N 1.31332°W / 53.69165; -1.31332 (3–9 Cornmarket)
17th century (probable) A row of three houses, later shops and offices, that were refronted in the 19th century. They are in red-brown brick, with a
quoined jambs. In the roof are four gabled dormers.[13]
 II
11–15 Cornmarket
53°41′30″N 1°18′49″W / 53.69176°N 1.31361°W / 53.69176; -1.31361 (11–15 Cornmarket)
17th century or earlier A pair of houses, later shops and offices, refronted in the 18th century, they are in
moulded coping, and a slate roof with a coped gable on the left. There are two storeys and six bays. In the ground floor is a passageway between 20th-century shop fronts, and the upper floor contains sash windows. At the rear the passageway has a segmental arch, No. 13 has a bowed end, and No. 15 has a semicircular-headed window.[14]
 II
Former Solicitor's Office
53°41′30″N 1°18′31″W / 53.69168°N 1.30870°W / 53.69168; -1.30870 (Former Solicitor's Office)
—
 17th century A house, later used for other purposes, it was refronted in the 19th century. It is in red brick with a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys, two bays, and a single storey bay on the left. The doorway has a fanlight, to the left is a shop window, to the right is a small window, and in the upper floor are sash windows; all the openings have segmental-arched heads. In the left bay is a sash window with a blind oculus above.[15] II
2 and 4 Gillygate
53°41′31″N 1°18′35″W / 53.69199°N 1.30974°W / 53.69199; -1.30974 (2 and 4 Gillygate)
Late 17th or early 18th century A house, later a shop, it is rendered, and has a sill band, and a Welsh slate roof with crested ridge tiles, and coping on the right. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a 20th-century shop front, the middle floor contains casement windows, and in the top floor are sash windows.[16] II
24 and 24A Market Place
53°41′29″N 1°18′40″W / 53.69152°N 1.31122°W / 53.69152; -1.31122 (24 and 24A Market Place)
Early 18th century A house, later shops, the building is in painted brick with stone dressings,
moulded and modillioned cornice and blocking course, and a slate roof. There are three storeys and five bays. The ground floor contains shop windows, and entrances with moulded architraves, rusticated surrounds, and moulded cornices on fluted brackets. In the upper floors are sash windows, with two blind windows in the top floor. All the openings have moulded architraves and sills, raised keystones, and brackets with gadrooned tops.[17]
 II
25 and 27 Market Place
53°41′29″N 1°18′39″W / 53.69143°N 1.31083°W / 53.69143; -1.31083 (25 and 27 Market Place)
—
 Early 18th century (probable) A pair of houses, later shops, in rendered and painted brick with a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and attics, and each shop has two bays. In the ground floor are modern shop fronts. The left shop has a bay window in the middle floor, and in the attic are two gabled dormers. The upper floors of the right shop contain sash windows, a frieze, a dentilled cornice, and a parapet with a cornice, and in the attic are two flat-roofed dormers.[18] II
45 Ropergate
53°41′23″N 1°18′49″W / 53.68975°N 1.31371°W / 53.68975; -1.31371 (45 Ropergate)
Early 18th century (probable) A stone house that was refronted in the 19th century, it has a
lintels.[6][19]
 II
St Giles' Church
53°41′30″N 1°18′42″W / 53.69158°N 1.31170°W / 53.69158; -1.31170 (St Giles' Church)
Early 18th century The tower was added in 1790–91, and the church was extended in 1792–94. It is built in
balustraded parapet, and an open crown with urn finials on the corners and the apex.[20][21]
 II*
Butter Cross and pump
53°41′29″N 1°18′42″W / 53.69132°N 1.31162°W / 53.69132; -1.31162 (Butter Cross and pump)
1734 The market building is in stone on a shallow
moulded cornice and a hipped stone slate roof. On the sides are three semicircular arches, each with a moulded archivolt, a raised keystone, and an impost band. The ends contain a similar arch, flanked by smaller semicircular arches with radiating voussoirs and impost blocks, and above are semicircular-headed niches with moulded sills, pilastered jambs, and keyed archivolts. Attached to the southwest of the building is a pump with lead and wooden casing.[22][23]
 II*
15–21 Market Place
53°41′30″N 1°18′38″W / 53.69155°N 1.31063°W / 53.69155; -1.31063 (15–21 Market Place)
—
 Early to mid 18th century A terrace of four houses, later altered and used for other purposes, in
egg and dart and moulded cornice, and a slate roof. There are three storeys and seven bays. In the ground floor are two passage entries and modern shop fronts, and the upper floors contain sash windows.[24]
 II
23 Market Place
53°41′29″N 1°18′39″W / 53.69150°N 1.31072°W / 53.69150; -1.31072 (23 Market Place)
Early to mid 18th century A house, later an office, in painted brick with stone dressings,
moulded gutter, and a slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a modern shop front, and the upper floors contain sash windows with segmental brick arches, raised double keystones and moulded sills.[25]
 II
18 and 20 Beast Fair
53°41′30″N 1°18′46″W / 53.69165°N 1.31267°W / 53.69165; -1.31267 (18 and 20 Beast Fair)
Mid 18th century A house, later a shop, it is in
moulded band, a moulded cornice, and a Welsh slate roof with a coped gable on the right. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a late 19th-century shop front and a doorway with a fanlight on the right. In the centre is a recessed doorway flanked by canted windows with fluted pilasters and a moulded cornice. The windows have Gibbs surrounds, double keystones, and moulded sills.[6][26]
 II
10 Market Place
53°41′31″N 1°18′38″W / 53.69192°N 1.31049°W / 53.69192; -1.31049 (10 Market Place)
—
 18th century A house, later a shop, in red brick with
lintels, incised voussoirs and fluted keystones; there are two in the middle floor, and one in the top floor.[27]
 II
11 Market Place
53°41′30″N 1°18′37″W / 53.69168°N 1.31036°W / 53.69168; -1.31036 (11 Market Place)
Mid 18th century A house, later an office, in painted brick, with a stepped and cogged eaves band, and a slate roof with brick copings, rendered on the right. There are three storeys and two bays. In the ground floor is a 20th-century shop front, and the upper floors contain sash windows.[28] II
17 Cornmarket
53°41′31″N 1°18′50″W / 53.69182°N 1.31376°W / 53.69182; -1.31376 (17 Cornmarket)
Mid 18th century A house, later a shop, in
pulvinated frieze, and a moulded cornice, and to the right is a 20th-century shop front. In the upper floor are sash windows, the outer ones with cornices, and the central window with an architrave and a cornice on fluted consoles. At the rear is a two-storey bow window.[29]
 II
The Horse Vaults Public House
53°41′33″N 1°18′32″W / 53.69249°N 1.30883°W / 53.69249; -1.30883 (The Horse Vaults Public House)
Mid 18th century The public house is in painted brick, with
lintels and dropped fluted keystones.[30]
 II
Barclays Bank and railings
53°41′30″N 1°18′36″W / 53.69176°N 1.31013°W / 53.69176; -1.31013 (Barclays Bank and railings)
c. 1750–55 A house, later a bank, it is
moulded cornices, and a Welsh slate roof with coped gables. There are three storeys and a basement, and four bays. The three bays on the left have a central semicircular-headed recessed arch, and above is an open pediment. In its centre is a doorway with pilasters, a rectangular fanlight, and an entablature, and this is flanked by tripartite bow windows. In the right bay is a doorway with pilasters, impost blocks, a frieze, a moulded cornice and a blocking course. The upper floors contain sash windows, the window above the main doorway with an architrave, a frieze and a pediment. In front of the basement areas are low walls and railings with alternating plain and wavy bars.[31][32]
 II*
6 Beast Fair
53°41′29″N 1°18′44″W / 53.69141°N 1.31225°W / 53.69141; -1.31225 (6 Beast Fair)
Mid to late 18th century A house, later a shop, in red-brown brick, that has a Welsh
lintels with voussoirs and dropped fluted keystones.[33]
 II
7 Beast Fair
53°41′28″N 1°18′44″W / 53.69109°N 1.31211°W / 53.69109; -1.31211 (7 Beast Fair)
Late 18th century A house, later a shop, in painted brick with stone dressings,
moulded cornice, a bracketed cornice with a moulded gutter, and a Welsh slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a modern shop front with a passageway on the right. The upper floors contain sash windows with flat arches and fluted keystones.[34]
 II
24 Front Street
53°41′31″N 1°18′57″W / 53.69203°N 1.31572°W / 53.69203; -1.31572 (24 Front Street)
Late 18th century A house, later offices, it is in painted
moulded open pediment on fluted consoles. The windows in the lower two floors are casements, and in the upper floor they are sashes.[35]
 II
1 Market Place
53°41′31″N 1°18′36″W / 53.69186°N 1.30992°W / 53.69186; -1.30992 (1 Market Place)
Late 18th century A house on a corner site, later used for other purposes, in painted brick with stone dressings, a
moulded cornice, a blocking course, and a tile roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a 20th-century shop front, and the upper floors contain sash windows with flat gauged brick arches.[36]
 II
3 Market Place
53°41′31″N 1°18′36″W / 53.69182°N 1.31001°W / 53.69182; -1.31001 (3 Market Place)
Late 18th century A house later used for other purposes, in rendered brick with painted stone dressings, a coved eaves band, a modillion cornice, a blocking course with raised panels, and a slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor to the left is a round-headed doorway with a fanlight, and to the right a shop front with Tuscan pilasters, an entablature, a frieze with paterae, and a moulded cornice with a stepped blocking course. The windows in the middle floor are sashes, in the top floor they are pivoting windows, and all have architraves.[37] II
4 and 6 Market Place
53°41′31″N 1°18′37″W / 53.69202°N 1.31025°W / 53.69202; -1.31025 (4 and 6 Market Place)
Late 18th century A house, later shops and offices, the building is in
moulded stone cornice, and a stone slate roof with a coped gable. There are three storeys and five bays. In the ground floor are 20th-century shop fronts, and the upper floors contain sash windows with projecting sills.[38]
 II
8 Market Place
53°41′31″N 1°18′37″W / 53.69196°N 1.31038°W / 53.69196; -1.31038 (8 Market Place)
Late 18th century (probable) A house, later a public house, it is in red brick with
plinths with wooden cornices. In the upper floors are sash windows in quoined surrounds with corniced keystones, those in the middle floor also with plain friezes and pediments.[39][40]
 II
4 and 6 Ropergate
53°41′27″N 1°18′43″W / 53.69079°N 1.31203°W / 53.69079; -1.31203 (4 and 6 Ropergate)
Late 18th century A house, later two shops, in brick, No. 6 painted, with dentilled eaves, and a slate roof with coped gables. There are three storeys, No. 4 has two bays, and No. 6 has one. In the ground floor are 20th-century shop fronts, and the upper floors contain sash windows with segmental brick arches and keystones.[41] II
37–41 Ropergate
53°41′24″N 1°18′47″W / 53.69003°N 1.31315°W / 53.69003; -1.31315 (37–41 Ropergate)
Late 18th century Three houses, later shops and offices, in painted brick with a Welsh
lintels.[6][42]
 II
3–7 Woolmarket
53°41′33″N 1°18′38″W / 53.69249°N 1.31057°W / 53.69249; -1.31057 (3–7 Woolmarket)
—
 Late 18th century A pair of houses, later shops and offices, the building is in red brick with stone dressings,
moulded eaves cornice, and a slate roof. There are three storeys, the left house has five bays, and the right house has three. In the ground floor are 20th-century shop fronts. The upper floors of the left house contain sash windows, the central window in each floor with an architrave. The right house is slightly recessed, the windows in the middle floor are casements, in the top floor they are sashes, and all have flat stone arches and incised voussoirs.[43]
 II
The Green Dragon Public House
53°41′31″N 1°18′47″W / 53.69201°N 1.31313°W / 53.69201; -1.31313 (The Green Dragon Public House)
Late 18th century The public house is in
moulded cornice and blocking course, and a Welsh slate roof with coped gables. There are three storeys and five bays. The doorway has a portico with Doric columns carrying an entablature with a plain frieze, a moulded cornice and a blocking course, and is flanked by two storey-bow windows. The left bay contains a carriage entrance with a segmental arch, rusticated jambs and incised voussoirs, above which is a bow window. In the top floor are five small sash windows.[44]
 II
Red Lion Hotel
53°41′31″N 1°18′38″W / 53.69183°N 1.31064°W / 53.69183; -1.31064 (Red Lion Hotel)
1776 The hotel, which was remodelled by
moulded cornice, and a slate roof, hipped to the right. There are three storeys, five bays, the middle bay projecting under a pediment, and a lower three-storey bay to the right. The entrance in the centre has four engaged Tuscan columns carrying an entablature with a plain frieze and a moulded cornice. The doorway has a fanlight and side lights. Above, in the middle floor, are Ionic columns with an entablature, a fluted frieze with paterae, and a dentilled cornice, and in front is a balcony. The windows are sashes. In the bay to the right is a carriage entrance with Tuscan columns and an entablature. Above is a recessed round arch containing sash windows, the window in the middle floor with a moulded architrave, and a pediment on moulded consoles.[22][45]
 II*
Old Town Hall
53°41′32″N 1°18′35″W / 53.69209°N 1.30985°W / 53.69209; -1.30985 (Old Town Hall)
1785 The former town hall is in
weathervane.[46][47]
 II*
1 Beastfair
53°41′27″N 1°18′43″W / 53.69092°N 1.31186°W / 53.69092; -1.31186 (1 Beastfair)
Late 18th or early 19th century A house, later a shop, on a corner site, in painted brick, with
lintels incised to imitate voussoirs and keystones.[48]
 II
22 and 24 Beastfair
53°41′30″N 1°18′46″W / 53.69172°N 1.31273°W / 53.69172; -1.31273 (22 and 24 Beastfair)
Late 18th or early 19th century Two houses, later shops, on a corner site, they are in painted brick with a Welsh
lintels.[49]
 II
13 Market Place
53°41′30″N 1°18′38″W / 53.69163°N 1.31043°W / 53.69163; -1.31043 (13 Market Place)
Late 18th or early 19th century A house, later a shop and a club, it is
lintels with voussoirs and fluted keystones.[50]
 II
2 and 2A Ropergate
53°41′27″N 1°18′43″W / 53.69086°N 1.31193°W / 53.69086; -1.31193 (2 and 2A Ropergate)
Late 18th or early 19th century A house, later two shops, in brown brick, with paired gutter brackets and a Welsh
lintels and fluted dropped keystones.[51]
 II
49 Ropergate and railings
53°41′23″N 1°18′50″W / 53.68966°N 1.31379°W / 53.68966; -1.31379 (49 Ropergate and railings)
Late 18th or early 19th century A house, later an office, in painted brick on a stone
moulded architrave, a rectangular fanlight, and a moulded cornice. The windows are sashes with flat arches and incised voussoirs. Enclosing the basement areas are dwarf stone walls with iron railings.[52]
 II
Ropergate House
53°41′23″N 1°18′49″W / 53.68982°N 1.31357°W / 53.68982; -1.31357 (Ropergate House)
Late 18th or early 19th century A house that was later extended and then used as offices, it is in brown brick on a stone
lintels, incised voussoirs, and dropped fluted keystones.[6][53]
 II
St Joseph's Church and presbytery
53°41′30″N 1°19′00″W / 53.69162°N 1.31671°W / 53.69162; -1.31671 (St Joseph's Church and presbytery)
1806 A Roman Catholic church with a presbytery and former schoolroom below, it is in rendered brick with a roof of Welsh slate and stone slate. There are two storeys and six bays, a staircase wing at the north west, and a two-storey three-bay extension at the east. In the upper floor on the south side are tall round-arched windows, with keystones. Elsewhere, are sash and casement windows, and there are two quatrefoils on the north side.[54][55] II*
Former Court House
53°41′32″N 1°18′53″W / 53.69214°N 1.31463°W / 53.69214; -1.31463 (Former Court House)
1807 The former court house is in stone,
moulded cornice, a blocking course, and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys, nine bays, the outer two bays projecting, and a lower two-storey bay on the left. In the middle three bays is a portico with four Ionic columns, and an entablature with a plain frieze, and a pediment containing the Royal coat of arms. The doorway has a fanlight, and a cornice on consoles, and the windows are sashes. At the rear the middle five bays are bowed, and these are flanked by full-height canted bay windows. Steps lead up to a central doorway with panelled jambs, a fanlight, and a cornice on consoles.[46][56]
 II
Dandy Mill
53°42′07″N 1°17′37″W / 53.70182°N 1.29359°W / 53.70182; -1.29359 (Dandy Mill)
1819 A windmill, later used for other purposes, it is in red brick, and consists of a six-storey tapering circular tower. The mill contains doorways and windows, most with segmental heads. On the west side is a window with an inscribed and dated
lintel.[57]
 II
9 Market Place
53°41′30″N 1°18′37″W / 53.69171°N 1.31028°W / 53.69171; -1.31028 (9 Market Place)
Early 19th century A house, later a shop, in
moulded gutter, and a slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a modern shop front, and the upper floors contain sash windows with incised voussoirs and dropped fluted keystones.[58]
 II
Kings Croft
53°41′03″N 1°19′47″W / 53.68415°N 1.32975°W / 53.68415; -1.32975 (Kings Croft)
Early 19th century (probable) A house, later a hotel, in
canopy on elongated consoles, and above it is a sash window. The outer bays contain two-storey bow windows. In the right return is a canted bay window, a modillion cornice, a round-headed staircase window, and a round-headed window in the gable.[59]
 II
Transhelf House
53°41′32″N 1°19′01″W / 53.69223°N 1.31707°W / 53.69223; -1.31707 (Transhelf House)
—
 Early 19th century (probable) A house in red brick on a
lintels incised with voussoirs, the middle window also with a panelled apron. In the gable ends are round-headed attic windows.[60]
 II
15 Beast Fair
53°41′29″N 1°18′45″W / 53.69132°N 1.31254°W / 53.69132; -1.31254 (15 Beast Fair)
Early to mid 19th century A rendered house, later used for other purposes, with a cornice and a Welsh slate roof. There are three storeys and three bays. In the ground floor is a modern shop front with a passageway on the left. The upper floors contain sash windows with segmental-arched heads, architraves with scrolled bases, and tripartite keystones. The middle window in the top floor is blind.[61] II
15 Beast Fair (part)
53°41′29″N 1°18′46″W / 53.69136°N 1.31268°W / 53.69136; -1.31268 (15 Beast Fair (part))
Early to mid 19th century (probable) A house, later a shop, in painted brick, with a cornice and a Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and four bays. In the ground floor is a 20th-century shop front, and the upper floor contains sash windows with flat heads.[62] II
6 and 8 Camp Mount
53°41′33″N 1°19′12″W / 53.69245°N 1.32009°W / 53.69245; -1.32009 (6 and 8 Camp Mount)
—
 c.1850 A pair of
quoins, and openings with rusticated surrounds.[2][63]
 II
3 and 5 Bridge Street
53°41′33″N 1°18′36″W / 53.69239°N 1.30987°W / 53.69239; -1.30987 (3 and 5 Bridge Street)
Mid 19th century (probable) A pair of shops on a corner site in painted brick with Welsh slate roofs, hipped on the corner. There are two storeys, three bays on Bridge Street, four on Finkle Street, and a canted bay on the corner. In the ground floor are 20th-century shop fronts, and the upper floor contains sash windows, those on Bridge Street with segmental-arched heads.[64] II
15 Woolmarket
53°41′32″N 1°18′36″W / 53.69233°N 1.31008°W / 53.69233; -1.31008 (15 Woolmarket)
Mid 19th century (or earlier) A house, later a shop, on a corner site, it is in painted brick with a Welsh slate roof, hipped on the corner. There are two storeys, and two bays on each front. The doorway is in an angled corner, and in the ground floor are shop fronts with pilasters. The upper floor contains sash windows and one fixed window.[65] II
Gateway and lodges,
Old Military Depot
53°41′39″N 1°18′37″W / 53.69411°N 1.31021°W / 53.69411; -1.31021 (Gateway and lodges, Old Military Depott)
c. 1859 The gateway and lodges, later used for other purposes, are in
hipped roofs.[46][66]
 II
Market Hall
53°41′30″N 1°18′39″W / 53.69169°N 1.31081°W / 53.69169; -1.31081 (Market Hall)
1859–60 The frontage of the market hall is in stone, with three
balustraded parapet and a corner urn finial.[22][67]
 II
Mortuary chapel
53°41′40″N 1°18′42″W / 53.69453°N 1.31163°W / 53.69453; -1.31163 (Mortuary chapel)
c. 1860 The building consists of two chapels, between which are vestibules and a central archway. It is in stone with Welsh
Decorated style. Each chapel and each vestibule has coped gables. The archway has a pointed arch, a parapet pierced with trefoils, gargoyles, and a broach spire with vents.[54][68]
 II
Former Northgate Lodge Hospital
53°41′42″N 1°18′35″W / 53.69504°N 1.30966°W / 53.69504; -1.30966 (Former Northgate Lodge Hospital)
1864 A
moulded cornice and blocking course. This is flanked by square bay windows, each containing two round-headed lights and an oculus in the tympanum. The windows have round heads and polychromatic arches, and in the central gable is a lunette. At the rear, the 6th and 10th bays project as turrets.[69][70]
 II
Milepost, Hardwick Road
53°40′24″N 1°18′31″W / 53.67335°N 1.30850°W / 53.67335; -1.30850 (Milepost, Hardwick Road)
Mid to late 19th century The milestone is on the northeast side of Hardwick Road (
A639 road) and is in sandstone with cast iron overlay. It has a triangular section and a rounded top. On the top is inscribed "BARNSDALE & LEEDS ROAD" and "CARLETON", and on the sides are the distances to Doncaster, Pontefract, Boroughbridge, Wetherby, Leeds, and Aberford.[71]
 II
Milepost, Park Road
53°41′50″N 1°19′21″W / 53.69723°N 1.32249°W / 53.69723; -1.32249 (Milepost, Park Road)
Mid to late 19th century The milestone is on the northwest side of Park Road (
A639 road) and is in sandstone with cast iron overlay. It has a triangular section and a rounded top. On the top is inscribed "BARNSDALE & LEEDS ROAD" and "PONTEFRACT", and on the sides are the distances to Doncaster, Pontefract Market Cross, Boroughbridge, Wetherby, Leeds, Aberford, and Castleford.[72]
 II
Former Barracks Public House
53°41′07″N 1°19′35″W / 53.68540°N 1.32630°W / 53.68540; -1.32630 (Former Barracks Public House)
1878 Originally an
embattled parapet, and a flat stone roof. It has a square plan, with towers at the front corners and in the centre at the rear. The main part has three storeys and six bays, and the towers have four storeys. In the main part, the windows have segmental heads and metal frames. The towers have slit windows, and at the top are sunken panels, false machicolations, and a cornice, and the corners are raised.[73][74]
 II
Town Hall
53°41′32″N 1°18′35″W / 53.69218°N 1.30961°W / 53.69218; -1.30961 (Town Hall)
1882 The town hall, later used for other purposes, is in red brick on a
plinth, with dressings in red sandstone, bands, a dentilled cornice, and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys and four bays, the right bay recessed and lower. On the front is a round-arched portal with an archivolt and corbels, and above it is a datestone. Over this is a three-light window with a decorative surround, containing two transoms, and a Diocletian window at the top, over which is a pediment. The right bay contains a two-light window, and above it is an oculus with a pediment.[46][75]
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37 and 39 Market Place
53°41′28″N 1°18′40″W / 53.69121°N 1.31122°W / 53.69121; -1.31122 (37 and 39 Market Place)
1894 A shop in beige
egg and dart motif, and a panelled parapet with pierced panels and ball and urn finials.[76]
 II
Queen's Hotel
53°41′34″N 1°19′09″W / 53.69280°N 1.31928°W / 53.69280; -1.31928 (Queen's Hotel)
1898–1901 The hotel is in red brick on a
cross windows, the top floor contains paired round-arched sash windows, and there are two dormers.[77][78]
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Pontefract Museum
53°41′31″N 1°18′43″W / 53.69206°N 1.31203°W / 53.69206; -1.31203 (Pontefract Museum)
1904 Originally a Carnegie library, the museum is in red brick with cream terracotta dressings and a Welsh slate roof, and is in Art Nouveau style. There are two storeys and three bays, the outer bays projecting as gabled wings with corner pilasters. In the centre is a gabled porch with a round-arched opening, voussoirs, a keystone and a hood mould. To the sides and above are casement windows. The wings contain Venetian windows with voussoirs, keystones and hood moulds; the right wing is larger, and the window is divided horizontally. In the gable of the left wing is an inscribed plaque.[69][79] II
Holy Family Church
53°41′06″N 1°17′58″W / 53.68495°N 1.29944°W / 53.68495; -1.29944 (Holy Family Church)
1961–64 The church was designed by
Lady Chapel, confessionals, and a sacristy.[54][80]
 II

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