Caspian House is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1983. Warehouse, office. 1 related planning application.

Caspian House

WRENN ID
western-remnant-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bradford
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 1983
Type
Warehouse, office
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 5111 EAST PARADE BD1 (west side) No 61

SE 1633 SE 37/468 (Caspian House)

II

  1. Corner site with Peckover Street. A fine ashlar sandstone warehouse/office palazzo with bevelled corner, built in 1871 and designed by Eli Milnes. Five-storeys with semi-basement; reeded plinth, alternate, deeply rebated, pulvinated and reeded courses to basement; deep pulvinated band course to raised ground floor which has reeded courses throughout. Moulded sill courses to first and second floors. Deep moulded eaves cornice on modillion brackets. The bevelled corner (lighting circular stair well) is flanked on upper floors by foliate capped pilasters with rusticated shafts. First floor corner window has carved architrave surround and console brackets to segmental pediment with iron finial. Balcony on large carved consoles above doorway. The latter has rustication returned with deep reveals, rinceaux carved doorhead and roll moulded arch carved with vine leaves shell and scrollwork carved in tympanum. The basement windows of this warehouse, as with others in the area, have finely wrought iron grilles of abstract geometric design.

Listing NGR: SE1693833170

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