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Armley Park Court

A Grade II Listed Building in Armley, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7988 / 53°47'55"N

Longitude: -1.5887 / 1°35'19"W

OS Eastings: 427188

OS Northings: 433689

OS Grid: SE271336

Mapcode National: GBR B7L.C0

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.KSP4

Plus Code: 9C5WQCX6+GG

Entry Name: Armley Park Court

Listing Date: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256003

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465354

ID on this website: 101256003

Location: Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Armley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Armley with New Wortley

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description



LEEDS

SE2733 STANNINGLEY ROAD, Armley
714-1/33/489 (North side)
Armley Park Court

GV II

Board school, now offices. 1900, converted late C20. By WS
Braithwaite. Red brick, ashlar details, slate roof. Central
hall plan with cross wings.
2 storeys with basement and attics, 7 bays, entrance bays 2
and 6 project, with wide doorway, segmental arch, keystone,
overlight with keystone carved with interlaced 'LSB', console
brackets, segmental cornice/hood; paired windows above,
pilastered corners rise to cornice and square stone ventilator
tower with pilasters, lead-covered dome and tall finial. Bays
1 and 7 and the 4-window central bay have tall ground-floor
windows, segmental-arch windows to 1st floor and ornate Dutch
gables with obelisk finials.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Walter Braithwaite was the last architect to Leeds School
Board and designed 8 schools; this building is similar in
detail to his Pupil Teacher College (qv) built in the same
year. In 1903 the school had 1,180 scholars in mixed and
infants departments.


Listing NGR: SE2718833689

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