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Latitude: 53.7993 / 53°47'57"N
Longitude: -1.5514 / 1°33'5"W
OS Eastings: 429643
OS Northings: 433754
OS Grid: SE296337
Mapcode National: GBR BHK.BV
Mapcode Global: WHC9D.4RHS
Plus Code: 9C5WQCXX+PC
Entry Name: Number 42 and Attached Railings
Listing Date: 19 October 1951
Last Amended: 11 September 1996
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375461
English Heritage Legacy ID: 466357
ID on this website: 101375461
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1
County: Leeds
Electoral Ward/Division: City and Hunslet
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Leeds
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Leeds St George
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Building
LEEDS
SE2933NE PARK SQUARE
714-1/75/325 (North side)
19/10/51 No.42
and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
PARK SQUARE
(North side)
No.42)
GV II
House, now offices, with area railings. 1793, altered C19. By
John Cordingley, master carpenter. Red brick, Flemish bond,
slate roof, wrought-iron railings.
2 storeys with basement and attic; 4 bays with 1:1:3:1
windows, symmetrical facade with extra bay to left, pedimented
3-window part. Central panelled door with fanlight,
three-quarter Tuscan columns, open pediment. Plate-glass
sashes, stone sills, painted lintels, sill band to 1st floor
centre. Dentilled eaves cornice and pediment with round window
in tympanum.
INTERIOR: now part of an office complex extending from Nos
40-44 (qv); retains fine staircase with knopped column on vase
balusters of 2 straight flights rising to first floor,
round-arched stair window; also reputed to contain ground
floor left panelled walls and fine moulded cornice, bolection
moulded fireplace; ground floor right panelled walls, cornice,
round-arched alcove, fine fireplace; ground floor rear room
with fireplace with elliptical pilasters, and landing with
round arches and fluted jambs.
Railings: plain, bud finials.
John Cordingley also built Nos 26 & 27 Park Square (qqv); in
1799 he sold this house for ยป1500.
(Beresford, M: East End, West End: Face of Leeds During
Urbanisation 1684-1842: Leeds: 1988-: 158).
Listing NGR: SE2964333754
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