Agricultural Sciences Building, University of Leeds, and Attached Railings
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, UNIVERSITY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255827
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Agricultural Sciences Building, University of Leeds, and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, UNIVERSITY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255827
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Agricultural Sciences Building, University of Leeds, and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, UNIVERSITY 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:
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, UNIVERSITY 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 29237 34706
Details
LEEDS
SE2934NW UNIVERSITY ROAD, University Campus 714-1/71/1174 (North side) Agricultural Sciences building, University of Leeds, and attached railings
II
University agricultural sciences building with walling, gate piers and railings to front. 1923. By Paul Waterhouse. Steel frame, red brick, stone details, slate roof, cast-iron railings, ashlar gate piers. 2 storeys with basement and attic storeys, 5 bays, the outer bays break forward slightly; 3:4:1:4:3 windows. Centre bay: steps with low flanking walls to double board door in Tuscan surround with entablature and cornice, corner pilasters rise to a broken pediment at eaves level; pavilion roof with circular dormer above. Pilasters and pavilion roofs to outer bays, cornice overall and flat roofed dormers to attic storey; added glazed range above. Fenestration: full, height small-paned windows with pivoted opening lights throughout, raised panels between ground and 1st floors. INTERIOR: the entrance lobby and stair hall are lined out with bright green tiles; staircase with geometric balustrade and ramped wooden handrail. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings: X-motif to rails on the ridge cresting and front wall which is approx 50m long. Pair of gate piers to left: square section, approx 2.5m tall, cornice and shallow pyramid caps. HISTORICAL NOTE: in 1913 the Board of Agriculture agreed to match a donation of »10,000 from Walter Morrison for a new Agriculture building; In 1915 a moratorium was placed on the Ministry expenditure and after WWI the cost had almost doubled. By 1922 plans were agreed for this building and the site moved from Woodhouse Lane to University Road. (MW Beresford, in Gosden and Taylor 1975, p.157) (Studies in the History of a University: 1975-: 157).
Listing NGR: SE2923734706
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 465632
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Gosden, P H, Taylor, A J, Studies in the History of a University 1874-1974, (1974), 157
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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