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SE2933 GLOBE ROAD, Holbeck 714-1/35/842 (North side (off)) No.12 Globe Iron Foundry fitting up shop

GV II

Fitting-up shop, now workshops. c1844, altered C20. White-painted brick, English bond 1:3 and 1:5, C20 tile roof of 3 parallel narrow gabled ranges, paired eaves brackets. 4 storeys, 5 first-floor windows to Globe Road frontage: segmental arches, C20 frames, stone sills, the top storey windows almost square. Ground floor: 2 wide entrances centre and left, one blocked, steps up to narrow door with overlight far right, 5-light window with slender glazing bars to its left. Rear, canal facade: blocked door (formerly window) flanked by narrow windows left; far right: round-arched opening with C20 window frame, one window above and top-floor window blocked. INTERIOR: not seen in detail: front entrance is into staircase lobby, a straight flight with bulbous turned balusters rises to first floor. The Globe Iron Foundry was established on this site in 1844, and gave its name to the newly established road; this building housed the fitting-up shop and probably the engine house as the openings rear right suggest. (Victorian Society Walks No.6: Douglas J, Hammond C & Powell K: Three Suburban Walks: 1987-: 8; Ordnance Survey: Map of Leeds surveyed 1847: 1850-).



Listing NGR: SE2950333048

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