Description

LEEDS

SE2934NE WOODHOUSE LANE, University Campus 714-1/72/1176 (South West side) No.173 Hopewell House

II

House, now office. 1847, converted C20. For Henry Littlewood. Red brick, Flemish bond, stone details, render on basement, slate roof. 2 storeys over basement, 3 first-floor windows. Central 4-panel door with overlight in stone surround of Tuscan 3/4 columns, entablature, cornice and blocking course continued as 1st-floor band. Tall 4-pane sashes with slightly segmental rubbed brick arches, rendered apron below. Smaller 4-pane sashes to 1st floor. Paired gutter brackets, end stacks forward of ridge. INTERIOR: not inspected. Built on the land of John Hebblethwaite, merchant, of Ridge House (demolished) whose great nephew, John Hillary, began the development of houses in the area. Henry Littlewood was a coach proprietor in Briggate; by 1861 the house was occupied by Henry Pritchard, flax merchant. (Beresford M: Walks Round Red Brick: Leeds University Press: 1980-: 22).



Listing NGR: SE2971434511

External Links

• Wikidata Q26547233

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)