Description

LEEDS

SE23NE FOXHILL COURT, Weetwood
714-1/6/1213 (North East side)
Weetwood Grove and Weetwood Grange

II

House now flats. Dated 1861 with later C19 and early C20
additions. For Thomas Wolryche Stansfield. Coursed squared
gritstone, slate roof.
2 storeys with attics, 3 x 2 bay original main range. In
Gothic Revival style. Parallel-roofed rear wing projecting to
SE with linking angle turret and refaced with Vernacular
Revival-style timber cladding and angled entrance to rear (N).
Main SW facade: central stone porch, later glazing, stone
columns with carved capitals, cusped arches, shallow moulded
pediment and carved finial, gargoyle on left return. 3 stepped
gables, the right bay projects and has a large canted bay
window to ground floor with ornate carved crenellation.
3-light windows left and to 1st floor where the window heads
are ogee-form with carved stone plaques. A rose window right
and lancets with cusped heads to gables; modillion eaves
cornice, original rainwater goods, tall corniced end stacks
and forward of ridge, left of centre.
Rear: sash windows to rear of original range, Tudor-style
stone arch and 6-panel door to angled entrance with flanking
and 1st-floor mullion and transom windows, panelled parapet
above; to left 2 cross windows to each floor, the upper floor
having square-framed timber cladding, half-hipped roof.
Right return: original range with external stack, canted bay
window and stepped-gable to dormer; linking turret with tall
paired window to ground floor and cross windows above,
octagonal pointed roof; gable of added wing projects right,
also with cross windows to ground floor, oriel to upper floor,
carved stone plaques, gable coping and finial.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
TW Stansfield was a wool merchant and partner in the firm of S
Brown and Co of Bradford; Mrs Stansfield lived here by 1888
and by 1897 Mrs Yates was occupier, possibly the builder of
the rear range. By 1920 'The Grove' was the property of Harry
Hirsch and later the property was divided into Weetwood Grove
and Weetwood Grange.
(Directories of Leeds, 1864-1920; Powell, K (Victorian
Society): Easter Tuesday Walk in Weetwood: 1984-).

Listing NGR: SE2751238405

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26656268

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