Morwick Hall
MORWICK HALL, YORK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1065993
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Morwick Hall
- Statutory Address:
- MORWICK HALL, YORK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1065993
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Morwick Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- MORWICK HALL, YORK ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MORWICK HALL, YORK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 37058 37404
Details
BARWICK IN ELMET AND SCHOLES YORK ROAD SE33NE LS15 (south side, off), SE3737 Whinmoor 9/38 Morwick Hall
II
House, now offices. Mid-late C18 for Edward Gray (Lord Mayor of Leeds 1749 and 1768) with late C19 or early C20 extension in keeping. Punch-dressed stone to sides, rear and later extension, stone slate roofs. 5 bays with added single-storey front range and 10-bay extension to left; 3 left-hand bays, 2 storeys, rest 3 storeys. Main House: symmetrical facade, rusticated quoins, raised floor bands. Added ground-floor bay: rusticated quoins; central projecting porch has open pediment on large consoles, doorway with monolithic jambs and glazed fanlight. To either side 2 bays of windows with raised plain stone surrounds. Above, to each floor, windows with plain stone surrounds and projecting sills, carried over central 3 bays, pedimented gable with consoles. In the tympanum blind plaque in raised architrave. Addition has continuous matching band and windows all with 12-pane sashes with smaller 6-pane sashes to 2nd floor. Two coupled ridge stacks to centre of original house, two ridge stacks to extension. Rear: original house: 3 wide bays with central hooded doorway over which is tall arched stairwindow. Windows either side have stone lintels and projecting sills.
Interior: largely C19. Stairhall has 4 doorways leading off with architraves and carved doorheads decorated with shell motif and cherub supporting a cartouche with the Grey coat of arms, 6-panel doors. A segmental archway with pilasters leads through to dog-leg open-string cantilevered staircase with fluted mahogany newels and ramped handrail and 2 slender turned balusters to each riser which has bracketed tread ends, dado rail and simple plaster cornice and circular boss over stairwell.
Listing NGR: SE3705837404
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 422541
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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