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Latitude: 53.7611 / 53°45'40"N
Longitude: -1.5891 / 1°35'20"W
OS Eastings: 427187
OS Northings: 429496
OS Grid: SE271294
Mapcode National: GBR KSBY.RH
Mapcode Global: WHC9K.KQHJ
Plus Code: 9C5WQC66+C9
Entry Name: Old Poor House
Listing Date: 17 June 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1250731
English Heritage Legacy ID: 433184
ID on this website: 101250731
Location: Churwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27
County: Leeds
Civil Parish: Morley
Built-Up Area: Morley
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Morley St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: House
SE22NE LS27 VICTORIA STREET
SE2729 MORLEY (east side),
Churwell
2/64 Old Poor House
- II
Poor House, now village meeting centre. Dated 1865. Rock-faced stone basement;
1st floor of red brick in stretcher bond with ashlar band and quoins and white
brick sill and impost bands. Tile roof. 2 storeys. 3-bay gabled front. Central
doorway with interrupted jambs and overlight flanked by windows with plain stone
surrounds and lintel band. 1st floor has stone ogee-arched windows with impost
blocks and keystones flanking oval date plaque inscribed:-
"TOWNSHIP OF CHURWELL
THIS BUILDING
WAS ERECTED BY THE
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
AD 1865 "
Pedimented gable in which is set circular recess. Right-hand return fronts
Elland Road and has bus-shelter cut into stone basement. 4 bays of windows
as front. Dogtooth and dentil cornice to eaves. Lateral stack set between
1st and 2nd bay.
Listing NGR: SE2718729496
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