1-11, 11A and 13-35, Queen Victoria Street, 104-108 and 110-114, Briggate, 2-12, 14 and 16, Cross Arcade and 53-63, Vicar Lane

104-108 and 110-114, Briggate

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1256196
Date first listed:: 25-Apr-1974
List Entry Name:: 1-11, 11A and 13-35, Queen Victoria Street, 104-108 and 110-114, Briggate, 2-12, 14 and 16, Cross Arcade and 53-63, Vicar Lane
Statutory Address:: 104-108 and 110-114, Briggate

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1256196
Date first listed:: 25-Apr-1974
List Entry Name:: 1-11, 11A and 13-35, Queen Victoria Street, 104-108 and 110-114, Briggate, 2-12, 14 and 16, Cross Arcade and 53-63, Vicar Lane
Statutory Address 1:: 104-108 and 110-114, Briggate
Statutory Address 2:: 1-11, 11A and 13-35, Queen Victoria Street
Statutory Address 3:: 2-12, 14 and 16, Cross Arcade
Statutory Address 4:: 53-63, Vicar Lane

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: 104-108 and 110-114, Briggate
Statutory Address:: 1-11, 11A and 13-35, Queen Victoria Street
Statutory Address:: 2-12, 14 and 16, Cross Arcade
Statutory Address:: 53-63, Vicar Lane

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 30331 33611

Details

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/06/2018

SE 3033 NW 714-1/76/63

LEEDS, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET (south side), Nos.1-11, 11A and13-35 (Odd)

25/04/74

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II

Includes: Nos. 2-12, 14 AND 16 CROSS ARCADE. Includes: Nos.104-108 AND 110-114 BRIGGATE. Includes: Nos.53-63 VICAR LANE.

Shops, arcade and offices. 1898-1902, altered C20. Part of the County Arcade complex by Frank Matcham for the Leeds Estates Company. Pink brick and Burmantofts terracotta, slate and lead roof.

Three storeys with attics, seven bays; an island block between Briggate and Vicar Lane on east, Queen Victoria Street (north) and King Edward Street (south). Inserted Empire Arcade on site of the Empire Theatre not included in the listing. In an elaborate version of the Free style of the 1900s, in process of restoration at time of review.

Later C20 shop windows to ground floor, large three-light first-floor shop windows, sashes to second. Vicar Lane facade has margin-lights to first floor and Moorish ogee arches in elaborate architraves to second. Dentilled cornice and balustrades, Dutch gables and corner towers with domed and octagonal roofs. Richly moulded terracotta details include strapwork, scrolls and swags. North and south facades in similar style. INTERIOR: not inspected. For historical details, see County Arcade (qv).

Listing NGR: SE3033133611

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 465183
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Leach, P, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North, (2009), 444-45
Wrathmell, S, Minnis, J, Pevsner Architectural Guides: Leeds, (2005), 159-161

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.