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Latitude: 53.8221 / 53°49'19"N
Longitude: -1.5157 / 1°30'56"W
OS Eastings: 431977
OS Northings: 436313
OS Grid: SE319363
Mapcode National: GBR BQ9.YN
Mapcode Global: WHC9D.P6F7
Plus Code: 9C5WRFCM+RP
Entry Name: Gipton Spa
Listing Date: 19 October 1951
Last Amended: 11 September 1996
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1256285
English Heritage Legacy ID: 465088
Also known as: Gledhow Gipton Well (Waddington Bath)
ID on this website: 101256285
Location: Gledhow Park, Harehills Corner, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8
County: Leeds
Electoral Ward/Division: Roundhay
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Leeds
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Leeds St Aidan
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Public bath
LEEDS
SE3136 GLEDHOW VALLEY ROAD, Gledhow
714-1/20/702 (North East side)
19/10/51 Gipton Spa
(Formerly Listed as:
GLEDHOW VALLEY ROAD, Gledhow
Gipton Well (Waddington Bath))
II
Open air bath. C17 origins, rebuilt probably c1800. Coursed
squared gritstone, stone slate roof. A gabled bath house with
high wall on S side enclosing the plunge bath approx 3m square
and 1.75m deep with a platform on 3 sides. The bath house has
an entrance at the SW end with restored quoined jambs, moulded
string, circular light in gable and moulded gable coping. On
the door lintel a small metal plaque has the inscription:
'GIPTON SPA/ This bath-house was built in 1671/ Ice cold water
from a nearby spring/ was conducted here to a sunken bath/
Also inside was a small fireplace/ to sweat the patients after
bathing'. The previous List description records an inscribed
stone with the words: 'Hoc faecit Edwardus Waddington de
Gleadhowe Annovae Domini 1671', not seen at Review. Roof part
robbed.
Listing NGR: SE3197736313
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