Description

DENTON CHURCH STREET
SK 8632-8732
(east side)
10/42 Leys House (formerly liste
19.2.52 as The Leys)
G.V. II
Former school, how house. 1720, restored 1855, with minor C20
alterations. Coursed ironstone rubble with limestone ashlar
quoins and dressings. Steeply hipped Collyweston slate roof with
lead dressings and central ashlar stack having cornice. L-plan.
2 storey with attics, 5 bay front with plinth, and first floor
band. Central 6 panelled door in moulded ashlar surround has
broken pediment containing plaque inscribed "Learn to know God
and thyself, 1720", flanked by pairs of cross mullioned
casements. To first floor an ashlar scrolled coat of arms in a
moulded stone surround, flanked by pairs of 2 light casements.
All windows have C20 leaded lights with flat splayed lintels and
keystones. In the roof are 2 hipped 2 light dormers.

Listing NGR: SK8662232520

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595148

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas