Kirkstall Forge Former Cottages Now Offices
KIRKSTALL FORGE FORMER COTTAGES NOW OFFICES, ABBEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256649
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Kirkstall Forge Former Cottages Now Offices
- Statutory Address:
- KIRKSTALL FORGE FORMER COTTAGES NOW OFFICES, ABBEY ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256649
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Kirkstall Forge Former Cottages Now Offices
- Statutory Address 1:
- KIRKSTALL FORGE FORMER COTTAGES NOW OFFICES, ABBEY 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.
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:
- KIRKSTALL FORGE FORMER COTTAGES NOW OFFICES, ABBEY 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:
- SE 25214 36484
Details
LEEDS
SE2536 ABBEY ROAD, Kirkstall 714-1/18/890 (South side (off)) 05/08/76 Kirkstall Forge: former cottages, now offices (Formerly Listed as: ABBEY ROAD, Kirkstall (South side) Directors' Dining Room (former cottages) NW of E gateway at Kirkstall Forge)
GV II
2 cottages and screen wall with gate pier. Late C18, altered C19. Probably for Beecroft and Butler families. Coursed squared gritstone, slate roof. 2 storeys, 2 first-floor windows. Quoins to right. Doorway, now window, to left in each bay, tie-stone jambs left, plain surround right. 2 large square windows to ground floor, both have lowered sill; 3-light flat-faced mullion windows to upper floor, the right window rebuilt. Brick stacks to right of each bay. Screen wall extends to right, approx 3m high, rounded coping, approx 4m long, doorway, now window left; a loophole right and plaque recording insertion during the Second World War; to right again a gate pier of rusticated ashlar with ball finial. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SE2521436484
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 464680
- 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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