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Alliance House

A Grade II Listed Building in Leicester, City of Leicester

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Latitude: 52.6335 / 52°38'0"N

Longitude: -1.1315 / 1°7'53"W

OS Eastings: 458875

OS Northings: 304321

OS Grid: SK588043

Mapcode National: GBR FHK.5V

Mapcode Global: WHDJJ.L2DG

Plus Code: 9C4WJVM9+9C

Entry Name: Alliance House

Listing Date: 14 March 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1074060

English Heritage Legacy ID: 188580

ID on this website: 101074060

Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1

County: City of Leicester

Electoral Ward/Division: Castle

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leicester

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: Leicester Holy Trinity with St John the Divine

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

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

SK 5804 SE
3/214

BISHOP STREET
No 6 (Alliance House)

GV
II
1885-1888. Architect E. Burgess. Former Liberal Club. Red brick and ashlar dressings. Six window bays. Ground floor completely altered, plate glass, polished granite and large fascia. Above bays divided by brick pilasters supporting entablature over first and second floors, stone mullion/transom windows in moulded architraves. First floor right recessed three-bay arcaded balcony feature with splayed bay window at centre and balustrade. Steep-pitched tiled roof with two pyramid-shaped sections, with finials, partly concealed by round-arched pilastered features rising from second floor parapet. Included for group value.

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: SK5887504321

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