Description

LEEDS

SE23NE WEETWOOD LANE, Weetwood
714-1/6/1225 (West side (off))
Bardon Grange

GV II

Large house, now university hall of residence. 1860/61.
Attributed to Cuthbert Brodrick. For William Brown. Ashlar,
grey slate hipped roof.
2 storeys, 5 bays, left bay set back. Moulded plinth. Bays 4
and 5 break forward slightly and have a shallow hipped roof;
the round-arched entrance, left, has carved stone bosses
between roll-mouldings and top-glazed panelled door.
Full-height 3-light canted bay window to right;
segmental-arched plate-glass sashes in roll-moulded
architraves throughout, moulded 1st-floor string and sill band
with carved flower motif, deep bracketed eaves, tall
modillion-corniced end stacks. Added dormer.
The fine detailing, entrance and deep eaves are characteristic
of Brodrick's work seen at No.9, Alma Road (qv).
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: William Brown bought 93 acres of the
Englefield Estate in 1858. He was a stuff merchant with
premises in Bradford and linked with the business of Thomas
Wolrych Stansfield of Weetwood Grove (qv). The banking firm of
William Brown and Co had premises in Commercial Street and
later Park Row in Leeds; the Oxley family of Spenfield (qv)
and The Elms were close neighbours of the builder of Bardon
Grange and were partners in the banking firm, presumably the
same William Brown. The house remained in the Brown family
until at least 1920 (Miss Jane Elizabeth, Kelly's Directory).
(Powell K & Douglas J, Victorian Society (pers.comm.): 1992-;
Kelly et al., Leeds Directories: 1864-1920).

Listing NGR: SE2745437802

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26547313

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)