Latitude: 53.8677 / 53°52'3"N
Longitude: -1.9084 / 1°54'30"W
OS Eastings: 406120
OS Northings: 441276
OS Grid: SE061412
Mapcode National: GBR HR3Q.M9
Mapcode Global: WHB7W.N1FT
Plus Code: 9C5WV39R+3J
Entry Name: Council Offices
Listing Date: 22 January 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1133997
English Heritage Legacy ID: 338418
ID on this website: 101133997
Location: Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD21
County: Bradford
Civil Parish: Keighley
Built-Up Area: Keighley
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Keighley
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Architectural structure
KEIGHLEY LAWKHOLME CRESCENT
SE 0641 SW (North West Side)
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Council Offices
II
Council Offices, former School Board Offices. 1893. Designed by James Lechingham
of Bradford. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roof with terracotta
ridge tiles, ashlar coved gables with a gable and 2 wall stacks. Quoins, chamfered
plinths, moulded first floor band and eaves. 2 storey over a high basement. Curved
corner site. 2, 2 light basement windows. Central 3 light cross casement in raised
and moulded ashlar surround with either side single similar 2 light windows. To the
left a doorway with overlight and hood mould and hood and beyond a similar 3 light
window plus an oval window with ornate surround. To the right a tall 4-centred
arched doorway with ashlar pilaster surround and carved frieze, above a double
overlight with panel pilaster surround, a shell hood and flanking ball finials, and
beyond a further 2 light cross casement. Above a 3 light oriel window, with round
headed central light, and 4 part overlight in moulded ashlar pilaster surround
supported on brackets, and topped by a carved frieze, with gabled pediment inscribed
'SCHOOL BOARD OFFICES' and flanking ball finials. Either side single 2 light cross
casements in raised ashlar surrounds with bracket hoods, and to the left a pair of
similar 2 light cross casements above to the right a truncated wall stack with
scroll gabled base inscribed '1893'. To the right a truncated external stack with
bracket corbel and a plain scrolled gable base, beyond a circular window with raised
keystone surround and beyond a further similar 2 light cross casement. The whole
topped by a square slate hung lantern with a pyramidal slate roof.
Listing NGR: SE0612041276
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