Leicester Central Library

Leicester Central Library, Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AA

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1361373
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:: Leicester Central Library
Statutory Address:: Leicester Central Library, Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1361373
Date first listed:: 14-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:: Leicester Central Library
Statutory Address 1:: Leicester Central Library, Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AA

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: Leicester Central Library, Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AA

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

District:: City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 58817 04266

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment 23/11/2020

SK 5804 SE 3/216 BISHOP STREET Leicester Central Library

(Formerly listed as Reference Library)

GV II Dated 1904 Edward Burgess architect. Two tall storeys (part three storeys), attics and basement. Large red brick building with ashlar dressings. Mannered classical details. Tiled hipped roof. Modillion eaves cornice. Moulded string course. Ends project with quoined angles. Centre five large windows in moulded shouldered architraves with sill aprons, ground floor have segmental arches, first floor have alternating segmental and triangular broken pediments containing cartouche. Projecting left ashlar ground floor with two round arches. Ionic pilasters and entablature above two windows in moulded architraves with segmental pediments to first floor and round arch niche at centre, ashlar segmental pedimented dormer, small circular domed turret corbelled in angle of central recess. Right-hand projection, large first floor ashlar open pedimented window with Ionic pilasters and round-arch window with keyblock, altered segmental arch window below. Including basement area railings with arrow-head shafts and openwork iron stranchions.

Elevation facing Bowling Green Street, two storeys seven windows, irregular, but with similar details, and small domed turret, ashlar plinth.

All the listed buildings in Bishop Street together with The Town Hall, Fountain and War Memorial, Town Hall Square, and Nos 6-8, The Royal Hotel, Nos 17, 19 and 21 Horsefair Street form a group around Town Hall Square.

Listing NGR: SK5881704266

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Legacy System number:: 188583
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.