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Sandra,

Thanks very much!  It was very kind of you to keep me in mind.  I doubt that either of the James Broadbents you found in Kirkheaton was mine.  My records indicate that there were at least four James Broadbents in that vicinity at that time, and mine is supposed to have had around 7-9 acres at Coldroyd, which is definitely in Dalton.  The James who dwelt at Coldroyd was born in 1770 and died in 1840.  He married Ruth North, and they are indeed the ones for whom you found monument inscriptions.  I have those inscriptions from several different sources.  They appear to have succeeded Ruth's people at Coldroyd; that is, the Norths, who dwelt at Coldroyd for several generations.

As for Owlet/Hullet Hall:  I will try to attach a picture on which I have circled the house I think might have been Owlet Hall, given the info you previously posted.  Of the extant houses having Cold Royd Lane addresses, it is my understanding that (1) the place I think was Owlet Hall was wholly or partly demolished in the 20th century and replaced with the existing detached dwelling (although it looks as if it could be the remnants of the old building, just renovated); (2) the cottages on the left side, down a short lane near the intersection with Newland Road, were formerly called "Bank Side"; and (3) the old stone building on the right side as one ascends Cold Royd Lane, between the old railroad grade and Newland Road, is "Coldroyd," where the Norths and Broadbents (and later Kilners) dwelt.  If one looks across the meadows to the westward from Cold Royd Lane, the place down a short lane from Jagger Lane is what was formerly called "Laverock."  It was the home of William Kilner and afterwards his son Thomas Kilner.

Again, I appreciate your efforts very much.

TAD in USA

Please do.  And thanks again, Dobby.

Taddy.

Hi Dobby!

Thanks for the link.

Taddy.

Greetings all!

May a viewer from across the Pond weigh in on this?

I have read and re-read this thread, and I have a hunch that Owlet/Hullet Hall was the structure on the west side of the present Cold Royd Lane, immediately south of the former railroad grade.  It has been demolished and a new stone dwelling house erected in its stead.

My basis for this hunch arises from the lady's finding that the Howards were listed at Owlet Hall in 1841 and then Coldroyd in 1851. 

The old house most often referred to as "Coldroyd" (and now "Coldroyd Cottage" according to realty ads online) stands at the top of the present navigable part of Cold Royd Lane, on the east side.  It dates from no later than the XVIII. century (see Grade II listing per British Heritage), and it seems to have been a farmhouse originally.  My immigrant ancestor John Broadbent dwelt there until he came to USA in 1839, and his family (North-Broadbent-Kilner) seem to have occupied that location from an early date (maybe even XVI. century???) until around 1917.  These people were farmers as well as woollen manufacturers.  That eliminates that building as "Owlet Hall."

The place I surmise was either Owlet/Hullet Hall or its replacement seems to have been a newer structure, probably from the XIX. century, and it appears in the well-known postcard view showing a train crossing the bridge over Cold Royd Lane.  It seems plausible that, as these buildings were converted into multi-family dwellings, everything on the present Cold Royd Lane was enumerated as being in Coldroyd hamlet, and the Owlet/Hullet name disappeared.

Nearby, rather to the northwest, stands another ancestral hall, "Laverock," or "Laverock Hall"; but that seems to have a fairly well documented history under only that name. 

What think you who know these places much, much better than I?

From an Observer in the Antietam Country of Pennsylvania.