Council Offices
COUNCIL OFFICES, LAWKHOLME CRESCENT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133997
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Council Offices
- Statutory Address:
- COUNCIL OFFICES, LAWKHOLME CRESCENT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1133997
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Council Offices
- Statutory Address 1:
- COUNCIL OFFICES, LAWKHOLME CRESCENT
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:
- COUNCIL OFFICES, LAWKHOLME CRESCENT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Keighley
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 06120 41276
Details
KEIGHLEY LAWKHOLME CRESCENT SE 0641 SW (North West Side) 27/312 Council Offices
II
Council Offices, former School Board Offices. 1893. Designed by James Lechingham of Bradford. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, ashlar coved gables with a gable and 2 wall stacks. Quoins, chamfered plinths, moulded first floor band and eaves. 2 storey over a high basement. Curved corner site. 2, 2 light basement windows. Central 3 light cross casement in raised and moulded ashlar surround with either side single similar 2 light windows. To the left a doorway with overlight and hood mould and hood and beyond a similar 3 light window plus an oval window with ornate surround. To the right a tall 4-centred arched doorway with ashlar pilaster surround and carved frieze, above a double overlight with panel pilaster surround, a shell hood and flanking ball finials, and beyond a further 2 light cross casement. Above a 3 light oriel window, with round headed central light, and 4 part overlight in moulded ashlar pilaster surround supported on brackets, and topped by a carved frieze, with gabled pediment inscribed 'SCHOOL BOARD OFFICES' and flanking ball finials. Either side single 2 light cross casements in raised ashlar surrounds with bracket hoods, and to the left a pair of similar 2 light cross casements above to the right a truncated wall stack with scroll gabled base inscribed '1893'. To the right a truncated external stack with bracket corbel and a plain scrolled gable base, beyond a circular window with raised keystone surround and beyond a further similar 2 light cross casement. The whole topped by a square slate hung lantern with a pyramidal slate roof.
Listing NGR: SE0612041276
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 338418
- 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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