Agricultural Sciences Building, University of Leeds, and Attached Railings, Hyde Park and Woodhouse, Leeds

Entry Name: Agricultural Sciences Building, University of Leeds, and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1255827

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465632

Also known as: School of Geography, University of Leeds
Geography Building, University of Leeds
Geography Building

ID on this website: 101255827

Location: Woodhouse, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Hyde Park and Woodhouse

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Leeds St George

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Academic department University building Geography department

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Description

LEEDS

SE2934NW UNIVERSITY ROAD, University Campus
714-1/71/1174 (North side)
Agricultural Sciences building,
University of Leeds, and attached
railings

University agricultural sciences building with walling, gate
piers and railings to front. 1923. By Paul Waterhouse. Steel
frame, red brick, stone details, slate roof, cast-iron
railings, ashlar gate piers.
2 storeys with basement and attic storeys, 5 bays, the outer
bays break forward slightly; 3:4:1:4:3 windows. Centre bay:
steps with low flanking walls to double board door in Tuscan
surround with entablature and cornice, corner pilasters rise
to a broken pediment at eaves level; pavilion roof with
circular dormer above. Pilasters and pavilion roofs to outer
bays, cornice overall and flat roofed dormers to attic storey;
added glazed range above. Fenestration: full, height
small-paned windows with pivoted opening lights throughout,
raised panels between ground and 1st floors.
INTERIOR: the entrance lobby and stair hall are lined out with
bright green tiles; staircase with geometric balustrade and
ramped wooden handrail.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings: X-motif to rails on the ridge
cresting and front wall which is approx 50m long. Pair of gate
piers to left: square section, approx 2.5m tall, cornice and
shallow pyramid caps.
HISTORICAL NOTE: in 1913 the Board of Agriculture agreed to
match a donation of »10,000 from Walter Morrison for a new
Agriculture building; In 1915 a moratorium was placed on the
Ministry expenditure and after WWI the cost had almost
doubled. By 1922 plans were agreed for this building and the
site moved from Woodhouse Lane to University Road. (MW
Beresford, in Gosden and Taylor 1975, p.157)
(Studies in the History of a University: 1975-: 157).

Listing NGR: SE2923734706

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