Clifton House
Clifton House, 2, Clifton Villas
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1314345
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Clifton House
- Statutory Address:
- Clifton House, 2, Clifton Villas
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1314345
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Clifton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Clifton House, 2, Clifton Villas
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:
- Clifton House, 2, Clifton Villas
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 15691 34408
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 March 2021 to reformat the text to current standards
SE 1534 SE
32/402
CLIFTON VILLAS BD8 (south side)
No 2 (Clifton House)
GV
II
A more substantial villa than the others, circa 1855-60. Two-storeys, ashlar sandstone with chamfered quoins to breaks in elevation flanking centre Plinth, sill band, modillion brackets on bed mould to moulded eaves cornice; hipped slate roof; tall corniced chimneys. Three windows on first floor in architrave surrounds containing plain narrow aprons. Pilastered canted bay window on ground floor. The centre has porch screen of two pairs of Doric columns, entablature with consoles, above each column, rising to cornice; above is a linked circle pattern balustrade with anthemion capped dies. Five window east return front has later link to detached billiard room with tripartite window, the divides capped by consoles to cornice, grooved quoin pilasters rising to bracketed eaves cornice. The west front is also of five windows with bracketed ashlar balconette bases to first floor and on ground floor the architrave surrounds carried down to include riser panels. Part of a cul-de-sac of villas in well wooded gardens.
Listing NGR: SE1569134408
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 336308
- 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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