Old Poor House is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Poor house, village meeting centre.

Old Poor House

WRENN ID
mired-garret-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Poor house, village meeting centre
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SE22NE LS27 VICTORIA STREET SE2729 MORLEY (east side), Churwell

2/64 Old Poor House

  • II

Poor House, now village meeting centre. Dated 1865. Rock-faced stone basement; 1st floor of red brick in stretcher bond with ashlar band and quoins and white brick sill and impost bands. Tile roof. 2 storeys. 3-bay gabled front. Central doorway with interrupted jambs and overlight flanked by windows with plain stone surrounds and lintel band. 1st floor has stone ogee-arched windows with impost blocks and keystones flanking oval date plaque inscribed:-

"TOWNSHIP OF CHURWELL THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR AD 1865 "

Pedimented gable in which is set circular recess. Right-hand return fronts Elland Road and has bus-shelter cut into stone basement. 4 bays of windows as front. Dogtooth and dentil cornice to eaves. Lateral stack set between 1st and 2nd bay.

Listing NGR: SE2718729496

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