Description

LEEDS LOWER STREET
TQ 8253 (west side)

8/104 Empire Cottage, No. 3
and Gallery (formerly
26.4.68. listed as The Butcher's
Shop and Empire House.)
GV II

House, now house row. C17 or earlier. Timber-framed. Ground
floor clad in painted brick in Flemish bond, first floor tile-
hung. Plain tile roof. Range parallel to street with broad
wing to left, projecting slightly to front. Wing 2 storeys,
rest 2 storeys and attic. Wing gabled to street with eaves
lower than main range. Large projecting rear stack on stone base
to centre of main range and another projecting external stack
to right side of wing. Small hipped dormer. Irregular
fenestration of 4 windows; one 2-light C19 casement to wing
and 3 glazing-bar sashes to main range. Half-glazed and panelled
door to Empire Cottage in left side elevation and C20 ribbed
door to No. 3 towards left end of main range. Single storey
C19 addition to right with 14-pane shop window and half-
glazed door. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ8235453191

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26375885

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)