Tannery Square

TANNERY SQUARE, 8-12, GREEN ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1256214
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1973
List Entry Name:
Tannery Square
Statutory Address:
TANNERY SQUARE, 8-12, GREEN ROAD
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Date:
2003-04-03
Reference:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1256214
Date first listed:
06-Feb-1973
Date of most recent amendment:
11-Sept-1996
List Entry Name:
Tannery Square
Statutory Address 1:
TANNERY SQUARE, 8-12, GREEN ROAD

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
TANNERY SQUARE, 8-12, GREEN 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:
SE2829337308

Details

LEEDS

SE23NE GREEN ROAD, Meanwood
714-1/6/963 (East side)
06/02/73 Tannery Square, Nos.8-12
(Consecutive)
(Formerly Listed as:
GREEN ROAD, Meanwood
Nos.94 AND 96
and Tannery Square, Nos.1-8 (consec))

GV II

Formerly known as: Tanner's Row GREEN ROAD Meanwood.
Row of 8 cottages, now 5 houses. 1834-37. By John Morris of
Woodside; restored and altered 1975 and 1995. Coursed squared
gritstone, slate roof.
2 storeys, 9 first-floor windows. Built in 3 stages (straight
joins between): No.8 was a mirror-pair with entrances far left
and right; Nos 9 & 11 similar, with a 3rd cottage and cart
arch on right; No.12 another mirror-pair. Plain stone
surrounds to all openings, C20 glazed doors and window frames.
3 large ashlar ridge stacks, between each former cottage pair.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
John Morris, a local tanner, built Tanner's Row on land bought
from Thomas Bumby; in 1846 they were bought by Matthew Bywater
who built Bywater Buildings, now Nos 1-7 (qv), Tanner's Row
becoming Tannery Square.





Listing NGR: SE2829337308

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
465156
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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