Centaur Clothing Factory
CENTAUR CLOTHING FACTORY, 91, GREAT GEORGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256230
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Centaur Clothing Factory
- Statutory Address:
- CENTAUR CLOTHING FACTORY, 91, GREAT GEORGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256230
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Centaur Clothing Factory
- Statutory Address 1:
- CENTAUR CLOTHING FACTORY, 91, GREAT GEORGE STREET
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:
- CENTAUR CLOTHING FACTORY, 91, GREAT GEORGE STREET
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 29476 33959
Details
LEEDS
SE2933 GREAT GEORGE STREET 714-1/35/194 (South side) 21/02/95 No.91 Centaur Clothing Factory
GV II
Clothing factory and offices. Dated 1889. Red brick, ashlar and carved stone details, wrought-iron, slate roof. 6 storeys and attics on a prominent corner site with 4-bay main facade, 8 bays to left return (Leighton Street) and 3 bays to right return (Leighton Lane). Corner entrance at left end of main facade has fluted columns with foliate capitals and console brackets supporting entablature and cornice forming imposts to a keyed arch with elaborate scrolled panel obscured by business sign board. Inner round arch flanked by pilasters and rectangular openings with wrought-iron panels. 5 steps up to panelled inner porch. The 4-window corner bay rises to paired round-headed windows and Dutch gable with ball finial. To right of entrance: 2 paired windows; a 3-window bay which breaks forward and has semicircular gable window and date plaque '1889', chimney right; a massive semicircular 5-window bay with truncated cone-shaped roof, with wrought-iron openwork railing and lantern. Segmental-arched 1st-floor windows, flat-arched to ground, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors, some paired with brick mullions between, varied to 6th floor; roll moulding at 1st-floor sill level and cornice at 2nd, and 6th-floor levels carried round the left return and 1st bay of right return. Left return: factory entrance far left, 3 plain and 1 Dutch gable. Right return: 1 Dutch and 2 plain gables. INTERIOR: not inspected. The premises of the following: J Campbell and Co., wholesale clothiers, 1890-c1903; c1905-c1927 Gaunt and Hudson, hat and cap manufacturers and wholesale clothiers; c1927-c1966 Thos Marshall and Co (Marlbeck), costumiers; by 1970 the firm was Centaur Clothes Ltd, part of the Baird Textiles group by 1989; it afterwards became an administrative headquarters until 1995. An interesting purpose-built clothing mill representing an important element in the early C20 economy of the city. (Directories of Leeds: 1890-1970).
Listing NGR: SE2947633959
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 465126
- 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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