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Former Yorkshire United Independent College

A Grade II Listed Building in Heaton, Bradford

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Latitude: 53.8164 / 53°48'59"N

Longitude: -1.7765 / 1°46'35"W

OS Eastings: 414811

OS Northings: 435591

OS Grid: SE148355

Mapcode National: GBR JD9.3H

Mapcode Global: WHC98.PB7M

Plus Code: 9C5WR68F+H9

Entry Name: Former Yorkshire United Independent College

Listing Date: 9 August 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1105647

English Heritage Legacy ID: 336409

ID on this website: 101105647

Location: Heaton Grove, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9

County: Bradford

Electoral Ward/Division: Heaton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bradford

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Heaton St Barnabas

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 15/08/2019

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Heaton BD9
EMM LANE
Former Yorkshire United Independent College

(Formerly listed as Management Training Centre, University of Bradford)

II
Built 1874-1877 for the Congregationalist Airedale College which became the Yorkshire United Independent College in 1888, and from 1963 until 2019, part of Bradford University.

These college buildings, approached by a drive and carriage sweep from Emm Lane, were designed by Lockwood and Mawson. C13 geometrical tracery Gothic sandstone "brick" with ashlar dressings. Slightly asymmetrical multi-gabled composition with chapel wing to east and central projecting gabled bay with flanking pinnacled turrets, tripartite arcaded porch and large shafted oriel window above the main windows, at first floor level on the wings, rise into the gables. Master's residence to north end with two storey oriel bay front and set back tower with steep pavilion roof, iron cresting. Steep slate roofs throughout, grouped octagonal shaft chimneys, pointed lead capped ventilators, crocketed finials to gables.

Listing NGR: SE1481135591

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