Description

LEEDS

SE2933 GREAT GEORGE STREET
714-1/35/194 (South side)
21/02/95 No.91
Centaur Clothing Factory

GV II

Clothing factory and offices. Dated 1889. Red brick, ashlar
and carved stone details, wrought-iron, slate roof. 6 storeys
and attics on a prominent corner site with 4-bay main facade,
8 bays to left return (Leighton Street) and 3 bays to right
return (Leighton Lane).
Corner entrance at left end of main facade has fluted columns
with foliate capitals and console brackets supporting
entablature and cornice forming imposts to a keyed arch with
elaborate scrolled panel obscured by business sign board.
Inner round arch flanked by pilasters and rectangular openings
with wrought-iron panels. 5 steps up to panelled inner porch.
The 4-window corner bay rises to paired round-headed windows
and Dutch gable with ball finial.
To right of entrance: 2 paired windows; a 3-window bay which
breaks forward and has semicircular gable window and date
plaque '1889', chimney right; a massive semicircular 5-window
bay with truncated cone-shaped roof, with wrought-iron
openwork railing and lantern. Segmental-arched 1st-floor
windows, flat-arched to ground, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors, some
paired with brick mullions between, varied to 6th floor; roll
moulding at 1st-floor sill level and cornice at 2nd, and
6th-floor levels carried round the left return and 1st bay of
right return. Left return: factory entrance far left, 3 plain
and 1 Dutch gable. Right return: 1 Dutch and 2 plain gables.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
The premises of the following: J Campbell and Co., wholesale
clothiers, 1890-c1903; c1905-c1927 Gaunt and Hudson, hat and
cap manufacturers and wholesale clothiers; c1927-c1966 Thos
Marshall and Co (Marlbeck), costumiers; by 1970 the firm was
Centaur Clothes Ltd, part of the Baird Textiles group by 1989;
it afterwards became an administrative headquarters until
1995.
An interesting purpose-built clothing mill representing an
important element in the early C20 economy of the city.
(Directories of Leeds: 1890-1970).

Listing NGR: SE2947633959

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26547768

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