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The Rising Sun Public House

A Grade II Listed Building in Kirkstall, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.8055 / 53°48'19"N

Longitude: -1.5788 / 1°34'43"W

OS Eastings: 427833

OS Northings: 434434

OS Grid: SE278344

Mapcode National: GBR B9H.GM

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.QMC0

Plus Code: 9C5WRC4C+5F

Entry Name: The Rising Sun Public House

Listing Date: 21 April 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375060

English Heritage Legacy ID: 465940

ID on this website: 101375060

Location: Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Kirkstall

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Burley St Matthias

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

Tagged with: Pub

Description


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SE2734 KIRKSTALL ROAD, Burley 714-1/28/1286 (North side) 21/04/94 No.290 The Rising Sun Public House

GV II

Public house. 1897, altered C20. Red brick, stone detailing, slate roof. 2 storeys with cellar and attics, corner site of 3 x 3 bays. Facade to Kirkstall Road: left gabled bay projects, entrance with semicircular overlight on right, 2 large segmental-arched windows to left, both divided into 3 lights by turned wood mullion and transom frame and having fine etched glass with 'BAR' and 'RISING SUN' in decorated panels. Similar window to centre bay, large C20 frame in window (former cart access to rear yard) far right. First floor: 5, 2, 2 former sash windows, modern frames, in chamfered brick recessed panels; gable has paired window in stone shouldered architrave, flanking pilasters rise to moulded gable coping with ball finials; paired stone eaves brackets to right bays. Left return: bays have 2, 3, 2 first-floor windows; entrance left of centre, 2 large bar windows right, former sashes left. Eaves brackets, chimney stack flanked by attic windows right of centre. INTERIOR: mosaic floors with 'Rising Sun' and motif to entrances; L-plan corridor, 2 smaller rooms off, curved corner public bar with probably original mirrored bar back. Original fittings include etched glass, panelled doors, glazed corridor partitions, fireplaces, mirrors. A good example of a smaller Victorian public house, built here to serve the population of the housing built around 1887-90.



Listing NGR: SE2783334434

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