68 and 70 Vicar Lane
68 and 70, Vicar Lane, BD1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133651
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- 68 and 70 Vicar Lane
- Statutory Address:
- 68 and 70, Vicar Lane, BD1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133651
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- 68 and 70 Vicar Lane
- Statutory Address 1:
- 68 and 70, Vicar Lane, BD1
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:
- 68 and 70, Vicar Lane, BD1
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 16775 33185
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 June 2021 to reformat text to current standards
SE 1633 SE
37/1153
VICAR LANE (north-east side) BD1
Nos 68 and 70
GV
II
Part of the same warehouse block as No 66 qv. Built in 1866 to the designs of Eli Milnes. Corner site with Currer Street. Four-storey tall palazzo elevations of sandstone ashlar rising from deep blind basement with platband over. Bowed corner. The Currer Street front ascends hill on slight concave curve contrasting effectively with the corner. Facing Vicar Lane the basement has boldly vermiculated coursing whilst to Currer Street there are rock faced panels with deeply grooved coursing between. Horizontal grooving to ground floor of Vicar Lane front. Dentil cornice over ground floor, sill bands to upper floors, bracketed projecting eaves cornice. The corner is flanked by grooved pilaster strips, panelled at third floor level; cornices broken forward over. The entrance on corner is a tripartite group of archivolt arched pilastered niches flanking similar arched doorway with head keystone. Bowed door with fanlight. Large fielded panels below niches. The upper floor corner windows are tripartite, architrave surround with consoles to cornice on first floor, similar but without consoles on second floor and plain on third floor. The ground floor windows to Vicar Lane are round-healed with grooving struck into the arches. Large round arched waggonway. Plain close set window to upper floor. The sandstone "brick" elevation to Currer Street has archivolt arched ground floor windows linked by impost string. Plain windows above. Important corner site.
Listing NGR: SE1677533185
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 337282
- 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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