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2, Queen Square

A Grade II Listed Building in City and Hunslet, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.8038 / 53°48'13"N

Longitude: -1.5458 / 1°32'44"W

OS Eastings: 430010

OS Northings: 434259

OS Grid: SE300342

Mapcode National: GBR BJJ.J7

Mapcode Global: WHC9D.7N5B

Plus Code: 9C5WRF33+GM

Entry Name: 2, Queen Square

Listing Date: 5 August 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256209

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465151

ID on this website: 101256209

Location: Bagby Fields, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: City and Hunslet

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: St Martin, Potternewton with All Souls, Little London

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


LEEDS

SE3034 QUEEN SQUARE 714-1/29/330 (North West side) 05/08/76 No.2

GV II

House, now Metropolitan University premises. 1806-1822, altered C19. John and George Bischoff, developers. Red brick, stone details, slate roof. 3 storeys and basement, wide 5-window bay, narrow 1-window bay left. Large pediment over wide bay, modillion cornice with blind elliptical window in tympanum. Central doorway with rusticated jambs, Tuscan three-quarter columns, open segmental pediment, fanlight with keyblock and fielded-panel door. Doorway with similar surround far left. Plain stone lintels and sills, sill band to 1st floor, plate-glass sashes. INTERIOR: not inspected. Probably one of the earliest houses in the Square; 2 large houses with warehouses were begun 1806 and 3 larger houses added 1815-1822. (Beresford, M: East End, West End: Face of Leeds During Urbanisation 1684-1842: Leeds: 1988-: 334).



Listing NGR: SE3001034259

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