Sovereign House
SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 1 AND 2, SOUTH PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256065
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Sovereign House
- Statutory Address:
- SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 1 AND 2, SOUTH PARADE
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- Date:
- 2003-03-31
- Reference:
- IOE01/10403/18
- Rights:
- © Mr Geoffrey R. Handford. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256065
- Date first listed:
- 26-Sept-1963
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Sovereign House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 1 AND 2, SOUTH PARADE
- Statutory Address 2:
- SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 123, THE HEADROW
- Statutory Address 3:
- SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 24 AND 25, PARK ROW
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:
- SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 1 AND 2, SOUTH PARADE
- Statutory Address:
- SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 123, THE HEADROW
- Statutory Address:
- SOVEREIGN HOUSE, 24 AND 25, PARK ROW
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 29907 33767
Details
LEEDS
SE2933NE SOUTH PARADE
714-1/75/359 (North side)
26/09/63 Nos.1 AND 2
Sovereign House
(Formerly Listed as:
SOUTH PARADE
The Bank of England)
GV II
Includes: Nos.24 AND 25 Sovereign House PARK ROW.
Includes: No.123 Sovereign House THE HEADROW.
Bank, now offices, with public house in basement.1862-64. By
PC Hardwick. For the Bank of England. Ringby sandstone ashlar,
slate roof, wrought-iron railings. Late Classical style. 3
storeys over basement and added storey in roof. 3 similar
facades with main entrance on South Parade, rear entrance on
The Headrow and right return to Park Row. Rusticated ground
floor with Greek key-pattern frieze and cornice; upper storeys
have rusticated quoins and pilasters, modillion cornice and
balustraded parapet with vase finials. Central porch with
paired fluted columns supporting entablature with triglyph
frieze and scrolled mask, deep eaves and blocking course.
4-pane sashes throughout, alternate triangular and segmental
pediments to first-floor windows. Right return: a central
3-part window to each floor: fluted columns in antis to ground
floor with scrolls and masks in frieze above.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SE2990733767
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 465324
- 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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