Numbers 1-11 Sir John Lewis'S Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1967. Almshouse. 1 related planning application.
Numbers 1-11 Sir John Lewis'S Cottages
- WRENN ID
- crooked-loft-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 February 1967
- Type
- Almshouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SE 42 NE 8/20 3rd February 1967
LEDSHAM LS25 CLAYPIT LANE (north side, off) Sir John Lewis's Cottages Nos 1-11 (formerly listed as "St. John's Hospital")
GV II
Row of eleven almshouses. Founded mid C17 by Sir John Lewis; altered and restored, with C20 addition. Magnesian limestone blocks, stone slate roof. Linear single-depth plan, with modern rear outshut. Two storeys, 1 bay each; plinth, string course; doorways coupled except the first at the left end, all with chamfered surrounds and panelled doors; each cottage has one 2-light chamfered mullion window on each floor, all at ground floor slightly recessed and all above flush (and all restored). Rebuilt stone chimneys: one at each gable and 5 on the ridge. Gables have stone coping with kneelers, but the masonry below shows the line of a formerly more steeply-pitched roof. Rear now of less interest. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SE4565729819
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