11 Market Street
11, Market Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389632
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-2002
- List Entry Name:
- 11 Market Street
- Statutory Address:
- 11, Market Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389632
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-2002
- List Entry Name:
- 11 Market Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 11, Market 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.
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:
- 11, Market Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 33115 20694
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 September 2021 to reformat text to current standards
938/0/10017
MARKET STREET
11
08-JAN-02
GV
II
Townhouse, now school office. 1823, enlarged c. 1870. Probably built for Jonathan Bartrop, a wool-stapler and merchant, Constable of Wakefield, 1822-3. Red brick, partly rendered, with shallow-pitched hipped roofs with three brick chimney stacks. Rendered plinth. Two storey.
West, Market Street façade has tall blind wing to right and deeply recessed central entrance with door and plain overlight, above a round-headed glazing bar sash window. To left a recessed service wing with various glazing bar sash windows. South garden front has five windows. Original single storey wing to right has canted ashlar bay window with full-height margin-light windows and central half-glazed French windows, above a single glazing bar sash. To left a four window range raised and extended c. 1870. Ground floor has four tall glazing bar sash windows with continuous sill band, the left two bricked-up behind. Above four tall plate glass sash windows. East, Queen Street front rendered with three irregularly spaced plain sash windows on the ground floor and a single similar window above to right. North front rendered and blind.
INTERIOR retains much of is original decoration. Good quality panelled doors and door surrounds survive throughout. Most rooms retain contemporary plaster coving. Simple painted stone fire surrounds survive in most rooms. Elegant entrance hall has fine cantilevered stone staircase with original iron balustrade and moulded wooden handrail. Unusual balustrade has alternating straight and wavy stick balusters and turned newels. Above large central dome with pointed circular skylight. Large Board Room on first floor has moulded surrounds to windows and doors, deep plaster coving and small central ceiling rose, picture rail, deep skirting board and brown marble chimney piece with round grate and prominent keystone.
This former townhouse was purchased by the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation in c. 1840 and it has been used as the school's office ever since.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488322
- 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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