Bradford College Grove Building

Bradford College Grove Building, Great Horton Road

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1133143
Date first listed:: 09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:: Bradford College Grove Building
Statutory Address:: Bradford College Grove Building, Great Horton Road

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1133143
Date first listed:: 09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:: Bradford College Grove Building
Statutory Address 1:: Bradford College Grove Building, Great Horton Road

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Bradford College Grove Building, Great Horton Road

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 15801 32768

Details

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SE 1532 45/551

GREAT HORTON ROAD (south-east side) BD7 Bradford College Grove Building

II

Formerly the Mannville New Connection chapel built in 1877 to the designs of Hill and Swann, a Leeds practice. Large sandstone ashlar chapel with elaborate Italianate-debased neo classical detail. Two-storey five bay front raised in semi-basement due to sloping site. Rusticated and panelled quoin pilasters, coupled and single plain pilasters articulating three central bays on first floor. Panelled frieze and heavy dentilled cornice. Above centre and supported by large inverted consoles set against parapet is an open pedimented gable with antifixae and anthemion crowning. Flanking bays have balustraded parapet with vase capping to terminal dies. Portico entrance of six Composite columns, outer ones as pairs, carrying dentil entablature, set at head of broad flight of steps. Round headed windows pilaster framed on first floor. Linked to east is a later, circa 1900, wing with hip domed tower and segmental pedimented oculi dormers of Beaux Arts derivation. Prominent site balancing the Technical College opposite.

Listing NGR: SE1580132768

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Legacy System number:: 336493
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.