Retaining Wall To Leeds Zoological And Botanical Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Retaining wall.

Retaining Wall To Leeds Zoological And Botanical Gardens

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Country
England
Type
Retaining wall
Source
Historic England listing

Description

LEEDS

SE2735 SPRING ROAD, Headingley 714-1/23/822 (South side) Retaining wall to Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens

II

Part of the retaining wall to the Zoological and Botanical Gardens, now garden wall. 1838, coping late C19. Probably by William Billington. Coursed squared gritstone. Approx 2.5m high, overall length approx 25m, rounding the corner with Chapel Lane. Former entrance: piers with added modillion cornice and square capstone, plain walling between; flanked by paired recessed panels left and 2 recessed panels divided by a pilaster right. 6 shallow pilasters in all, later coping. The most substantial remains of the boundary wall which enclosed 17 acres to the south; the gardens were contemporary with those at Manchester and after those at Sheffield (1833) and Liverpool (1836). (Douglas, J. (Victorian Society), pers. comm.).

Listing NGR: SE2790535697

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