Former Yorkshire United Independent College
Former Yorkshire United Independent College, Emm Lane, Bradford, BD9 4JL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105647
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Former Yorkshire United Independent College
- Statutory Address:
- Former Yorkshire United Independent College, Emm Lane, Bradford, BD9 4JL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105647
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Former Yorkshire United Independent College
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Yorkshire United Independent College, Emm Lane, Bradford, BD9 4JL
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:
- Former Yorkshire United Independent College, Emm Lane, Bradford, BD9 4JL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 14811 35591
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15/08/2019
SE 1435
22/487
Heaton BD9
EMM LANE
Former Yorkshire United Independent College
(Formerly listed as Management Training Centre, University of Bradford)
II
Built 1874-1877 for the Congregationalist Airedale College which became the Yorkshire United Independent College in 1888, and from 1963 until 2019, part of Bradford University.
These college buildings, approached by a drive and carriage sweep from Emm Lane, were designed by Lockwood and Mawson. C13 geometrical tracery Gothic sandstone "brick" with ashlar dressings. Slightly asymmetrical multi-gabled composition with chapel wing to east and central projecting gabled bay with flanking pinnacled turrets, tripartite arcaded porch and large shafted oriel window above the main windows, at first floor level on the wings, rise into the gables. Master's residence to north end with two storey oriel bay front and set back tower with steep pavilion roof, iron cresting. Steep slate roofs throughout, grouped octagonal shaft chimneys, pointed lead capped ventilators, crocketed finials to gables.
Listing NGR: SE1481135591
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 336409
- 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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