Ymca Building
YMCA BUILDING, 1-7, EAST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245927
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Ymca Building
- Statutory Address:
- YMCA BUILDING, 1-7, EAST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245927
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Ymca Building
- Statutory Address 1:
- YMCA BUILDING, 1-7, EAST STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- YMCA BUILDING, 161-179, GRANBY STREET
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:
- YMCA BUILDING, 1-7, EAST STREET
- Statutory Address:
- YMCA BUILDING, 161-179, GRANBY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 59187 04147
Details
718/0/10155 GRANBY STREET
27-JUN-01 (South side)
161-179
YMCA Building
EAST STREET
(West side)
1-7
YMCA Building
GV II
YMCA building with shops below in part. 1898-1901. By AE Sawday in collaboration with Draper and Tudor Walters. Red brick with Ketton stone dressings and probably Swithland slate roof with stone banded ornamental brick stacks to ridge and ends. L-plan with further front to left to East Street. Elaborate Late Victorian Baroque style. 3 storeys and attic. 9-window range at first floor with curving bay to left corner and 5-window range to East Street. The main facade to Granby Street has gabled end bays with 7 bays between of attached giant columns through first and second floors and supporting an entablature with bracketed cornice. The columns have blocks to the lower parts and supported on tall brackets with angel terms. The first floor windows have fine quality sculptured figures in the corners representing amongst other Architecture, Sculpture and possibly the Continents. The second floor has paired windows with rusticated surrounds and sculpted brackets. Above the cornice are dormers with section of balustrade between. The central bay has a rusticated entrance with garlanded triple keystone and an ornamental curving bay above. The shop-fronts to either side are mainly original but have some covering. The gables to the ends have similar elaborate but differing treatment and there is a columned curved bay to the left corner supported on a shell-like feature over an arched entrance. The front to East Street has ornamental frames to ground floor windows, and oriels above. INTERIOR not formally inspected, but some publicly accessible parts seen previously. The theatre has balcony supported on columns with ornamental front balustrade.
Listing NGR: SK5919004156
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 487735
- 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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