Centenary House

CENTENARY HOUSE, NORTH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1375281
Date first listed:
11-Sept-1996
List Entry Name:
Centenary House
Statutory Address:
CENTENARY HOUSE, NORTH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1375281
Date first listed:
11-Sept-1996
List Entry Name:
Centenary House
Statutory Address 1:
CENTENARY HOUSE, NORTH 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.

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CENTENARY HOUSE, NORTH 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:
SE3047734016

Details

SE3034
714-1/29/1132

LEEDS
NORTH STREET, The Leylands
(West side)
Centenary House

GV
II

Public dispensary, now health centre. 1904. By F Bedford and S
Kitson. Rusticated ashlar ground floor, brick with stone
details above, slate roof. Corner site; 5-storey, 3-bay main
front with 3,1,3 windows; bowed bay on right return, curved
corner bay and narrow bay to left return, the range facing
Hartley Hill continuing as 3 bays each of 3 windows and single
storey over basement, (added upper storey); left again and
stepping up: 2 storeys, 3 bays with 1,3,3 windows, entrance
bay left.
Main facade: recessed double doors with fanlight in
round-arched rusticated archway, large putti support an oriel
window above, rusticated pilasters rise to modillion eaves
cornice, 4th-floor ashlar 3-light dormer window, segmental
pediment flanked by pilasters with carved plaques. Sash
windows, in keyed architraves to ground floor, Gibbs surround
to 2nd floor, square windows in architraves to 3rd floor,
balustraded parapet.
Right return: the bowed front has 3 sash windows to each
floor, attached columns follow Classical Orders. Left return:
curved bay has detailing as right return, bay to left as
front; rusticated ground floor continues as basement storey as
ground slopes up, large keystone to doorway right, keyed
architraves to windows. Ornate doorway far left has rusticated
pilasters, stone plaque carved with 'OVTPATIENTS/ ENTRANCE',
scrolled pediment broken by niche with statue of a draped
female figure with large book; the left 3 bays have
rustication repeated on 1st-floor window architraves.
Balustraded parapet overall.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SE3047734016

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
466166
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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