Description

LEEDS

SE2932NE FOUNDRY STREET, Holbeck
714-1/80/835 (West side (off))
25/08/87 Joiners Shop and Saw Mill to former
foundry
(Formerly Listed as:
FOUNDRY STREET
(West side)
Former foundry workshop range)

GV II

Joiners' shop, saw mill and outbuildings surrounding yard to
rear of Foundry Street west range, now workshops. Probably
early C19 with later C19 rebuilding and alterations. For
Matthew Murray's steam engine manufactory. Red-brown brick,
random and English garden wall bond, 1:5; slate roofs, stepped
gutter brackets, stone gable copings to north range.
3 ranges enclosing the north, east and south side of the yard
and abutting the buildings on the west side of Foundry Street
(qv).
North range: 3 storeys, 7 first-floor windows on south side, 8
on north, 2 windows wide. 12 panes, stone sills, cambered
header and stretcher arches. Wide segmental-arched opening to
ground floor left, reduced to window; other ground-floor
details obscured by C20 lean-to. Stone quoins to ground floor
left; a straight join to right of window 6 on south side and
later brickwork suggests a rebuild of most of this range.
East range: 3 storeys, 4 first-floor windows with loading door
between; 3 single-flue chimneys along rear eaves. 9-pane
casements, brick sills, cambered brick arches. Similar windows
with stone lintels flanking narrow loading door with hoist to
top storey. 3 segmental brick arches to ground floor: inserted
window and C20 garage doors; inserted garage doors to left and
far right.
South range: 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Roof extended
to left to meet wall of east range. Tall rebuilt chimney stack
to ridge between centre and right windows; central area of
facade rebuilt. 3 segmental brick arches to ground floor, all
reduced to window or door. 2-storey gabled block to right: 2
windows to first floor, 9-pane casements with cambered
stretcher arch left. C20 additions project on right. The
construction of textile machines, and later the finish to
locomotives required extensive use of timber and skilled
joiners were employed by Murray. Fine design and the finish of
brass and wood were regarded as a hallmark of the Foundry. The
joinery yard had a separate entrance through a gate on Water
Lane to the north of the north range (the Joiners' shop); the
east range was the saw mill.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
For historical information: see No.99 Water Lane (qv).
(Kilburn Scott, E: Matthew Murray, Pioneer Engineer: Leeds:
1928-: 35).

Listing NGR: SE2957532880

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26656266

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