3 AND 5, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST

3 AND 5, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1261861
Date first listed:
05-Jul-1990
List Entry Name:
3 AND 5, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST
Statutory Address:
3 AND 5, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1261861
Date first listed:
05-Jul-1990
List Entry Name:
3 AND 5, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST
Statutory Address 1:
3 AND 5, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
3 AND 5, WELLINGTON ROAD EAST

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SE 24472 21863

Details

The following item shall be added:


SE 2421 NW
7/150

DEWSBURY CB
WELLINGTON ROAD EAST

Nos 3 and 5

II

GV


Wool textile offices and warehouse. C1880. Built for James Howgate
and Sons, in the Italianate style. Ashlar with ashlar dressings and
slate roofs with various ashlar stacks. 4 storeys plus basement.
Plain sashes throughout. Wellington Road front 6 days, to the right
a round-headed doorway with double panel doors and fanlight, to the
left 5 round-headed windows, all in moulded ashlar surrounds in
moulded impost bands and bracket keystones. Above a moulded cornice
and 6 round-headed window surrounds, above 6 shoulder arched windows
in moulded surrounds with keystones, above again 6 flat-headed
windows in moulded surrounds. Above a bracketed cornice with ball
finials. Curved corner entrance front, 5 bays, with projecting
central 3 bays. Central deeply moulded, round-headed doorway with
giant keystone and curved, double panel doors and fanlight, flanked
by single narrow round-headed windows with beyond larger similar
windows. Above a bracketed cornice and a Venetian window, with 3
round lights, the central one topped by a pediment. Either side
single round headed windows with laurel wreath carvings above. Above
a large central segment headed windows flanked by single round-headed
windows with linked moulded surrounds, either side single shoulder
arched windows. Above a central large segment headed window flanked
by narrower similar windows with moulded surrounds, and either side
further similar windows. Topped by a segmental pediment inscribed
JAMES HOWGATE & SONS. Branch Road front, 9 bays with identical
fenestration to Wellington Road front, plus deeply rusticated
basement. Warehouse front to Croft Road, 6 bay, 4 storey plus
basement. Rock faced ashlar. To the right a large round-headed east
entrance with double gates and a rusticated surround. To the left
2 round-headed windows with linked moulded surrounds, then a taking-
in door, and then a single round-headed window and door with linked
moulded surrounds. The upper 3 floors have the same window
arrangement, with from the left a pair of windows, a taking-in door,
a pair of windows and then a single window. The first floor has
round-headed windows with moulded surrounds. The second floor has
segment headed windows, and the top floor has flat headed windows.


Listing NGR: SE2447221863

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
436429
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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