Description

LEEDS

SE3033NW ALBION PLACE
714-1/76/10 (South side)
05/08/76 Nos.31-34 (Consecutive)
and attached railings and gas light
(Formerly Listed as:
ALBION PLACE
(South side)
County Court)

GV II

County Court and High Court premises with basement railings
and gas light, now shops and offices. 1870, converted c1987.
By TC Sorby. Rusticated ashlar ground floor, red brick with
stone dressings above, roof not visible, cast-iron railings.
Of 2 builds, the left range (County Court) of 2 storeys,
basement, attic storey on right; the right range (High Court)
of 3 storeys and basement.
Left range: 1:3:1:3:1 windows, quoined pilasters to central
and outer bays. Central and end entrances have columns
supporting a Doric entablature, balustrading over end
entrances. The ground floor arcaded recesses have paired
pilasters, moulded impost and keyblocks, round-headed sashes.
Above: to left, tall round-headed windows with keyblocks,
moulded architraves with pediments and small square windows
above. Heavy dentilled cornice.
Right range: 3 windows, rusticated ashlar ground floor with
round arch windows and doorway with heavy dentilled cornice
hoods over, carved spandrels to windows. 1st floor: sashes in
moulded architraves with large cornice hoods on console
brackets and aprons joining hoods of ground-floor windows and
door. 2nd floor: segmental-headed windows in rectangular
architraves with keyblocks and continuous sill course. Heavy
dentilled eaves course with large ornate modillion brackets.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings: heavy square-section geometric
strapwork design with central 2-leaf gates fronting County
Court centre, slender with bud finials to left and fronting
High Court right. Gas light: lamp attached to SW corner
(Change Alley) with scrolled bracket.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Thomas Sorby succeeded Charles Reeves as
County Court Surveyor in 1867 and designed courts in Bradford,
Halifax, Barnsley. In 1899 the buildings comprised the County
Court and the Court of Bankruptcy.

Listing NGR: SE3010933584

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548117

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