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SE2835NE CUMBERLAND ROAD, Headingley 714-1/65/740 (West side) Pair of semi-detached houses now part of Devonshire Hall, University of Leeds

GV II

Pair of semi-detached houses, now part of university hall of residence. Mid C19, late C20 alterations. Coursed squared stone, ashlar details, slate hipped roof. Back-to-back plan, 2 storeys over basement, with inserted or altered attic storey. On each facade the ground-floor windows are round-arched with impost bands linking keyed mouldings; the upper-floor windows are square-headed with a continuous sill band. The 3-bay entrance facades have a central porch with keyed round arch, pilasters supporting console brackets carved with strapwork and lion masks below deep modillion cornice; 4-panel doors with fanlight within, round-arched side windows and a similar larger window to ground floor. A large 3-light mullioned stair window in architrave with cornice and 2 narrow 6-pane windows in architraves to 1st floor. Modillion cornice and large moulded stacks to rear of ridge, left and right. The N (garden and driveway) facade has 2:4:2 first-floor windows, the outer paired windows in slightly projecting hipped-roof bays with canted bay windows to ground floor. S facade: steps with ornate ?cast-iron balustrade to service entrances in projecting low 2-storey outer bays; large 3-light mullion windows probably light kitchens. Inserted C20 windows on S and E sides. INTERIOR: not inspected. Built as Regent Villas, this is part of the development possibly designed by John Child, see Devonshire Hall: Old Hall (qv).

Listing NGR: SE2873135818

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