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Latitude: 53.7778 / 53°46'39"N
Longitude: -1.8373 / 1°50'14"W
OS Eastings: 410818
OS Northings: 431283
OS Grid: SE108312
Mapcode National: GBR HSMR.0J
Mapcode Global: WHC9F.R98Q
Plus Code: 9C5WQ5H7+43
Entry Name: The Towers
Listing Date: 9 August 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1133257
English Heritage Legacy ID: 336186
ID on this website: 101133257
Location: West Scholes, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD14
County: Bradford
Civil Parish: Clayton
Built-Up Area: Bradford
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Clayton St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Tower
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5111 BROW LANE
Clayton/Yews Green BD14
The Towers
SE 1031 48/312
II
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Circa 1880-90. The Towers was built and designed by Julius Whitehead, the founder
of Clayton Fireclay Works, as his own residence. A substantial 2-storey rectangular
house on a prominent hillside dominating the works. Conventional fenestration but
the materials and decorative details proclaim Whitehead's products. The house is
built of double size, brown-red salt-glazed bricks with leaf decorated fireclay
plat bands and frieze below a pot bellied balustraded parapet. At each corner are
crenellated salt glaze brick and square turrets. The three window entrance front
has 2 light ground floor windows with similar decorated plaques to those on Ceramic
House but the mullions also have fireclay leaf decoration. To the right of the
doorway is a projecting rectangular bay with a 2 light window; alternate white
bricks to frieze, balustraded parapet with miniature turrets complementing those on
the roof. Fireclay leaf pattern sill band. Coloured glass to upper part of sashes.
The return garden front is of 4 windows with similar details and decoration. The
interior is unaltered with fireclay and tiles being used frequently in the decoration.
The drawing room fireplace is an early example of an underdrawn type with a suspended
glazed tile hood. The staircase has salt glazed treads the sides having fruit and
leaf decoration. About the house and grounds are numerous examples of decorative
salt glazed wares produced by the firm including urns, rustic seats and reclining
lions. A particularly unusual house in an otherwise stone built area.
Listing NGR: SE1081831283
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