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Upper Wortley Primary School

A Grade II Listed Building in Farnley and Wortley, Leeds

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Latitude: 53.7906 / 53°47'26"N

Longitude: -1.5931 / 1°35'35"W

OS Eastings: 426904

OS Northings: 432778

OS Grid: SE269327

Mapcode National: GBR B6N.FY

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.HZMD

Plus Code: 9C5WQCR4+7Q

Entry Name: Upper Wortley Primary School

Listing Date: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1255791

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465642

ID on this website: 101255791

Location: Upper Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Farnley and Wortley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Wortley and Farnley

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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LEEDS

SE23SE UPPER WORTLEY ROAD, Upper Wortley
714-1/10/1211 (South West side)
Upper Wortley Primary School

II

Formerly known as: Upper Wortley Board School ASHLEY ROAD
Upper Wortley.
Board school, now front range of primary school. 1876. By
Richard L Adams. Red brick, stone details, slate roof. H-plan,
central hall, 5 bays, the end bays are projecting gabled wings
with 'Boys' and 'Girls' entrances set back on left and right;
central gabled hall bay projects slightly. Gothic Revival
style.
Single and 2 storeys. Cusped lights to mullioned windows,
quatrefoil lights above, buttresses, coped gables and large
moulded ridge stacks. Entrances have pilastered jambs, deep
carved stone lintels with trefoil recess and flower motif.
INTERIOR: the central 5-bay hall has a fireplace at the centre
of each side; panelled doors from hall: 2 to left, 1 to right;
corridors partitioned from classrooms by glazed wooden
screens; a straight flight of stairs opposite girls' entrance,
right.
Richard Adams was School Board architect from 1873-1886 and
designed 35 schools.


Listing NGR: SE2690432778

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