Tannery Square
TANNERY SQUARE, 1-7, GREEN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256210
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Tannery Square
- Statutory Address:
- TANNERY SQUARE, 1-7, GREEN LANE
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256210
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Tannery Square
- Statutory Address 1:
- TANNERY SQUARE, 1-7, GREEN LANE
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:
- TANNERY SQUARE, 1-7, GREEN 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 28265 37302
Details
LEEDS
SE23NE GREEN ROAD, Meanwood 714-1/6/964 (North East side) 06/02/73 Tannery Square, Nos.1-7 (Consecutive) (Formerly Listed as: GREEN ROAD, Meanwood (North East side) Nos.102 AND 104 Bywater Buildings, Nos.2-8 (even); Tannery Square, Nos.9-11 (consec))
GV II
Terrace of back-to-back cottages, now flats. 1852-60, altered C20. Built by Matthew Bywater. Coursed squared gritstone with herringbone tooling, slate roof. 2 storeys, 9 first-floor windows. Original openings altered: 3 doorways are now windows, 2 are blocked, one window altered to a door. Plain sills and lintels, turned back kneelers, 2 large ridge stacks left and centre, a smaller stack forward of ridge, right. INTERIOR: not inspected. Matthew Bywater bought land on the west side of his Tanner's Row cottages from Sir Thomas Beckett in 1852. He built these back-to-back houses, called Bywater Buildings facing west and Tannery Square facing east. In 1872 Matthew's son sold them to Emma Jane Harden of Headingley. Renovated and converted to flats c1975 and 1995. Included for group value. (Hopwood, W A and Casperson, F P: Meanwood, Village, Valley, Industry and People: 1986-: 66).
Listing NGR: SE2826537302
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 465152
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hopwood, A W, Casperson, F P, Meanwood Village Valley Industry and People, (1986), 66
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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