Abtech House
ABTECH HOUSE, 18, PARK ROW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375414
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Abtech House
- Statutory Address:
- ABTECH HOUSE, 18, PARK ROW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375414
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Sept-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Abtech House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABTECH HOUSE, 18, PARK ROW
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:
- ABTECH HOUSE, 18, PARK ROW
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 29950 33709
Details
LEEDS
SE2933NE PARK ROW 714-1/75/294 (East side) 05/08/76 No.18 Abtech House (Formerly Listed as: PARK ROW (East side) No.18)
GV II
Offices. Late C19, altered C20. By Edward J Dodgshun. Ashlar and carved stone, rebuilt slate roof. 4 storeys and added attic, 4 bays. Ground floor: facade possibly refronted with geometric relief pattern; projecting entrances left and right, deep frieze above has finely-carved figures in deep relief including central seated female figure with globe and staff of Mercury flanked by colonial trading scenes; projections over the end doorways have cartouches with shield and motto, flanked by draped figures; egg-and-dart moulding over. 1st-floor windows have cartouches between, with carvings of dove with olive branch, owls and cross, sailing ship and Agnus Dei; dentilled string above. 2nd- and 3rd-floor fluted Corinthian pilasters with heavy modillion cornice above. End stacks. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: in 1881 No.18 Park Row was the premises of the North of England Mercantile Agency, Peyton and Co were the agents and accountants; Daniel Dodgson, architect, RC Thackwray, portmanteau manufacturer and M Cranswick, solicitor also used the building. EJ Dodgshun was the designer of the West Riding Union Bank in Park Row (not included), built c1900 (Linstrum p.376) and Directories show that by 1905 the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank (formerly the West Riding Union Banking Company) used the premises together with FJ Sharr, architect and engineer and Oliver and Dodgshun, architects and surveyors. (Directories of Leeds, 1881 and 1905-6; Linstrum, D: West Yorkshire Architects and Architecture: 1978-).
Listing NGR: SE2995033709
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 466310
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Linstrum, D, West Yorkshire Architects and Architecture, (1978)
Robinsons Directory of Leeds, (1905-1906)
Kellys Directory in Leeds, (1881)
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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