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7 and 8, Alma Cottages

A Grade II Listed Building in Headingley, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.822 / 53°49'19"N

Longitude: -1.579 / 1°34'44"W

OS Eastings: 427812

OS Northings: 436276

OS Grid: SE278362

Mapcode National: GBR B99.FP

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.Q699

Plus Code: 9C5WRCCC+RC

Entry Name: 7 and 8, Alma Cottages

Listing Date: 22 September 1975

Last Amended: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256563

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464776

ID on this website: 101256563

Location: Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Headingley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Headingley St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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LEEDS

SE2736SE ALMA COTTAGES, Headingley
714-1/61/715 (North side)
22/09/75 Nos.7 AND 8
(Formerly Listed as:
ALMA COTTAGES, Headingley
Nos.1-8 (Consecutive))

GV II

Pair of cottages. c1860. Coursed squared gritstone, slate
roof. Gothic Revival style. One and a half storeys, 3 bays,
the central bay gabled. Long and short ashlar quoins. Facade
to roadway has cross-frame windows in rusticated surrounds to
ground floor, paired single lights in gable. Arched entrances
in left and right returns have probably original 4-panel
doors, a small stone-roofed bay window, and 2-light window
above. Elaborate eaves and roof details include deep carved
wooden eaves brackets, fish-scale slates, crested ridge tiles
and 2 large 4-flue corniced ridge stacks, some with tall
crenellated chimney pots.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
One of a group of 4 semi-detached cottages built on a narrow
strip field shown on the 1850 Ordnance Survey map; the 1872
Directory shows that they were occupied by Mrs Harriet
Darfield, laundress, and Henry Gough, gardener; they were
possibly built for servants working at the houses in Alma
Road.
(Porter's Directory of Leeds and Neighbourhood: 1872-).


Listing NGR: SE2781236276

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