THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE

THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE, 4-8, CROSS GREEN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1200204
Date first listed:: 08-Jul-1974
List Entry Name:: THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE
Statutory Address:: THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE, 4-8, CROSS GREEN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1200204
Date first listed:: 08-Jul-1974
List Entry Name:: THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE
Statutory Address 1:: THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE, 4-8, CROSS GREEN

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

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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:: THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE, 4-8, CROSS GREEN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Otley
National Grid Reference:: SE 20498 45593

Details

Cross Green 1. 1480 (North Side) Nos 4 to 8 (even) SE 2045 1/162 (The Mechanics' Institute) II GV 2. Two storey five-bay institute of 1870 with central bay projecting and neo-classical ornament. Set back from main building line with small retaining wall with railings missing. Ground floor has large central portico surmounted by balcony and supported by four Tuscan columns with pellet motif. Balcony baluster columns replaced by plain supports and original rail ornaments removed. Deep moulded cornice, and plain pilasters to quoins. Five round-headed windows on first floor with colunmed reveals, centre one flanked by pilasters, with classical head as keystone. Side windows have heads of contemporary local industrialists etc. Four slightly-segmental headed windows on ground floor. Modern glass doors. Date 1870) and Otley armorial device on columns of central first floor window.

Nos 4 to 8 (even) form a group with Nos 1 to 11 (odd) Caley House and Nos 65 and 67 Boroughgate.

Listing NGR: SE2049845593

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Legacy System number:: 341424
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.