Boundary wall to St Johns School and Almshouses
Boundary wall to St Johns School and Almshouses, Wetherby Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255700
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary wall to St Johns School and Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- Boundary wall to St Johns School and Almshouses, Wetherby Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255700
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary wall to St Johns School and Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- Boundary wall to St Johns School and Almshouses, Wetherby Road
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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:
- Boundary wall to St Johns School and Almshouses, Wetherby Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 33720 37159
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 9 August 2021 to reformat text to current standards
SE3337SE
714-1/58/1074
LEEDS
Roundhay
WETHERBY ROAD (North side)
Boundary wall to St John's School and Almshouses
(Formerly Listed as: WETHERBY ROAD, Roundhay St John's .. School .. Almshouses Nos.1-7 (Cons) including area wall in front)
05/08/76
GV
II
Boundary wall with two sets of gate piers and gates. c1830. Probably by Thomas Taylor. Coursed squared gritstone, wrought-iron gates. Between approximately 1m and 2m high, overall length approximately 150m, with moulded coping.
The wall encloses the west and south sides of the property; a narrow pedestrian gate opposite the entrance to St John's School (qv) has turned wallng and two pairs of piers with shallow pointed capstones flanking the steps; at the west end an inner and outer pair of gate piers at entrance to church precinct with moulded plinths, recessed panelled sides and steeply gabled capstones.
The curving wall on the west side of the almshouses has a narrow and low pedestrian gateway with plain square jambs and a low wrought-iron gate with knob finials; the wall terminates at the former vicarage driveway, St John's House (qv) in a square pier with panelled sides and moulding with pyramid capstone.
Listing NGR: SE3372037159
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 465735
- 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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