Retaining Wall to Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
RETAINING WALL TO LEEDS ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, SPRING ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256036
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Wall to Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- Statutory Address:
- RETAINING WALL TO LEEDS ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, SPRING ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256036
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Wall to Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- Statutory Address 1:
- RETAINING WALL TO LEEDS ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, SPRING 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:
- RETAINING WALL TO LEEDS ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, SPRING 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 27905 35697
Details
LEEDS
SE2735 SPRING ROAD, Headingley 714-1/23/822 (South side) Retaining wall to Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
II
Part of the retaining wall to the Zoological and Botanical Gardens, now garden wall. 1838, coping late C19. Probably by William Billington. Coursed squared gritstone. Approx 2.5m high, overall length approx 25m, rounding the corner with Chapel Lane. Former entrance: piers with added modillion cornice and square capstone, plain walling between; flanked by paired recessed panels left and 2 recessed panels divided by a pilaster right. 6 shallow pilasters in all, later coping. The most substantial remains of the boundary wall which enclosed 17 acres to the south; the gardens were contemporary with those at Manchester and after those at Sheffield (1833) and Liverpool (1836). (Douglas, J. (Victorian Society), pers. comm.).
Listing NGR: SE2790535697
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 465341
- 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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