The Orphanage With Attached Garden Wall and Gatepiers
THE ORPHANAGE WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND GATEPIERS, CLAYPIT LANE LS25
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237507
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Orphanage With Attached Garden Wall and Gatepiers
- Statutory Address:
- THE ORPHANAGE WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND GATEPIERS, CLAYPIT LANE LS25
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237507
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Orphanage With Attached Garden Wall and Gatepiers
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ORPHANAGE WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND GATEPIERS, CLAYPIT LANE LS25
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:
- THE ORPHANAGE WITH ATTACHED GARDEN WALL AND GATEPIERS, CLAYPIT LANE LS25
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Ledsham
- National Grid Reference:
- SE4569429786
Details
SE 42 NE
8/21
4th July 1952
LEDSHAM LS25
CLAYPIT LANE
(north side)
The Orphanage with attached garden wall and gatepiers
GV
II
Orphanage, now 3 flats. Founded 1721 by Lady Betty Hastings of Ledston Hall.
Slightly altered. Magnesian limestone ashlar, stone slate roof. T-shaped
plan: rectangular single-depth range with rear stair turret (and modern
addition to rear of right-hand half). Classical style; 3 storeys and 7 bays,
symmetrical; central doorway with recessed 6-panel door, broad moulded
architrave and cornice; vertical rectangular windows of equal height on all
floors, all with cross-window casements (restored). Stone gable copings with
moulded kneelers, gable chimneys each bearing 3 octagonal flues.
Rear: central gabled stair-turret which has a ground floor doorway with
moulded architrave and cornice, and stone gable copings with moulded
kneelers. Later addition in angle with this. Left gable has an attic
cross-window. Attached to the front corners are high walls enclosing the
sides of the front garden, of rubble with pitched copings, at the front a low
wall carrying railings with spear-headed bars and, in the centre of this,
square gatepiers with moulded caps and ball finials (that on the right
missing). Iron gates with spear-headed bars and dog-bars.
Interior: dog-leg staircase with closed string and slim turned balusters
(from 1st floor only); very large square beams with small chamfer;
principal-rafter roof.
Listing NGR: SE4569429786
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428805
- 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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