Sovereign House is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Bank, office. 1 related planning application.

Sovereign House

WRENN ID
grim-pedestal-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Country
England
Type
Bank, office
Source
Historic England listing

Description

LEEDS

SE2933NE SOUTH PARADE 714-1/75/359 (North side) 26/09/63 Nos.1 AND 2 Sovereign House (Formerly Listed as: SOUTH PARADE The Bank of England)

GV II

Includes: Nos.24 AND 25 Sovereign House PARK ROW. Includes: No.123 Sovereign House THE HEADROW. Bank, now offices, with public house in basement.1862-64. By PC Hardwick. For the Bank of England. Ringby sandstone ashlar, slate roof, wrought-iron railings. Late Classical style. 3 storeys over basement and added storey in roof. 3 similar facades with main entrance on South Parade, rear entrance on The Headrow and right return to Park Row. Rusticated ground floor with Greek key-pattern frieze and cornice; upper storeys have rusticated quoins and pilasters, modillion cornice and balustraded parapet with vase finials. Central porch with paired fluted columns supporting entablature with triglyph frieze and scrolled mask, deep eaves and blocking course. 4-pane sashes throughout, alternate triangular and segmental pediments to first-floor windows. Right return: a central 3-part window to each floor: fluted columns in antis to ground floor with scrolls and masks in frieze above. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SE2990733767

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