Description

KEIGHLEY HIGH STREET
SE 0541 SE (South Side)
26/310
Jean Junction,
The Former Liberal Club

II

Former Liberal Club now shop and warehouse. 1876 designed by Wm. Smith of Keighley
refronted c1900. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings, slate roof and coped gables
with a gable stack. 3 storey. North Street front added c1900 with shop front, the
central pedimented doorway now a window with plate glass window either side, that to
the left with inserted door. Either side ashlar pilasters with ornate curved
capitals and entablature with fascia board. The entablature continues to the right
over 2 further bays with defining pilaster strips, firstly a further Edwardian shop
front with pedimented doorway and secondly 2 circular windows with continuous hoods.
Above a 3 bay upper shop window defined by 4 dumpy Doric columns on high square
bases with diamond panels and a bracketted entablature above. Above again 3 panels
the lower sections blocked the upper sections with glazing bar windows also defined
by dumpy Doric columns with flanking carved allegorical figures in relief, above a
pediment with a central circular window with elaborate carved surround. West front
9 bays with 3 windows on the ground floor and above 5 central segment headed plain
sashes with ashlar surrounds and continuous hood mould. To the right a loft doorway
with similar hood and beyond a further plain sash. To the left, a half octagon
staircase addition c1900 with plain tile roofs and small casements. Above again
5 similar central windows, mostly blocked, with to the right 2 further sashes and to
the left a pair of similar sashes and beyond a pair of smaller windows with dumpy
Doric column surrounds.

Listing NGR: SE0599041033

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26600441

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