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Cavendish Hall Leeds Metropolitan University

A Grade II Listed Building in Weetwood, Leeds

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Latitude: 53.8263 / 53°49'34"N

Longitude: -1.594 / 1°35'38"W

OS Eastings: 426818

OS Northings: 436745

OS Grid: SE268367

Mapcode National: GBR B68.75

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.H340

Plus Code: 9C5WRCG4+G9

Entry Name: Cavendish Hall Leeds Metropolitan University

Listing Date: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256291

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465046

ID on this website: 101256291

Location: Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Weetwood

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Far Headingley St Chad

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description



LEEDS

SE23NE BECKETT PARK, Beckett Park
714-1/6/513 Cavendish Hall, Leeds Metropolitan
University

GV II

Hall of residence. 1911. By GW Atkinson. Red brick, ashlar
details, slate hipped roof. 3 storeys, 5 unequal bays of
3,5,1,5,3 windows. In Classical 'Wrennaissance' style, one of
the 7 halls grouped to the S of the main building. Central and
outer bays break forward; ashlar plinth, brick quoins,
rustication continued across the ground floor. Central
entrance: 3-panel double doors with interlaced glazing bars to
overlight, attached fluted columns, triglyph frieze to
entablature, modillion cornice, balustrade above. The windows
above in ashlar panel with eared architrave and keystone.
Small-pane sashes throughout, in round-arched recesses to
upper floors. 1st-floor band, modillion cornice, pedimented
end and centre bays, decorated tall brick ridge stacks.
INTERIOR: not inspected.


Listing NGR: SE2681836745

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