Bridge Over Head Race at Armley Mills

BRIDGE OVER HEAD RACE AT ARMLEY MILLS, CANAL ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1255752
Date first listed:
19-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:
Bridge Over Head Race at Armley Mills
Statutory Address:
BRIDGE OVER HEAD RACE AT ARMLEY MILLS, CANAL ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1255752
Date first listed:
19-Oct-1951
Date of most recent amendment:
11-Sept-1996
List Entry Name:
Bridge Over Head Race at Armley Mills
Statutory Address 1:
BRIDGE OVER HEAD RACE AT ARMLEY MILLS, CANAL 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
BRIDGE OVER HEAD RACE AT ARMLEY MILLS, CANAL 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 27478 34147

Details

LEEDS

SE2734 CANAL ROAD 714-1/28/921 (West side (off)) 19/10/51 Bridge over head race at Armley Mills (Formerly Listed as: CANAL ROAD, Armley Armley Mills incl mill houses to SE, chimney to E, and sluices and bridge W)

GV II

Bridge and retaining walls to head race on west side. Probably c1850 for John and William Gott. Coursed stone, ashlar, cast-iron railings. Single shallow segmental arch, rusticated voussoirs, band at road level, stone square section bollards with bands and shallow pyramidal caps; parapet rails of vase and flower form with thickened central standard. Retaining walls to mill race link to sluice gates (qv) and north wall has remains of railings as parapet on north side. The stonework of the north side of the head race here shows several alterations and might be the remains of the fulling mill of c1750 demolished when Thomas Lloyd built the new mills and widened the millrace in 1788.



Listing NGR: SE2747834147

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
465695
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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