Former Holbeck Public Library is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Public library. 2 related planning applications.
Former Holbeck Public Library
- WRENN ID
- north-solder-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South MP: Hilary Benn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Public library
- Address
- Former Holbeck Public Library, Nineveh Road, LS11 9QG
- OS grid reference
- SE 295 323
- Coordinates
- 53.78699, -1.5531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Holbeck Public Library, originally known as the Cambrian Public House, is located on Nineveh Road in Holbeck, Leeds. Built in 1901 by architect William Bakewell, this building features a red brick façade faced in salt-glazed Burmantofts terracotta and has a grey slate roof. It stands on a corner site with sloping ground and consists of two storeys over a basement, topped with a central tower that has an octagonal hipped roof.
The building showcases complex fenestration, including mullion windows on the Nineveh Road side, flanked by wings with transoms. There are round-arched windows beside the entrance porch, which has a segmental pediment supported by consoles. A prominent feature is the large four-light canted bay at the corner, flanked by turret-like bays, all fitted with small-pane frames. The exterior is adorned with banded and moulded wall decoration, including the Leeds coat of arms above the entrance, as well as Art Nouveau plaques and scrolls, and a balustraded parapet.
The interior has not been inspected. William Bakewell is known for designing several significant buildings in Leeds, including the 1899 extensions to the Tower Works on Globe Road. The Cambrian public house closed in 1990.
Local climate
Former Holbeck Public Library receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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