Former Gledhow Grove

This is a large, two-story mansion, originally named Gledhow Grove, built between 1835 and 1840 and altered in the 20th century. It was designed by John Clark for John Hives and is now part of Chapel Allerton Hospital. The building is constructed of ashlar and has a slate roof.

The main facade is Greek Revival in style, with a three-bay arrangement and a 4:3:4 window configuration. The central, gabled bay projects and features pilasters and two large, fluted Ionic columns in antis. The entrance features eight-panel double doors within a round-arched recess, sheltered by a modern covered walkway leading to the hospital buildings. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars, with the ground floor windows set within shouldered architraves. A moulded sill band runs along the first floor. The roof is hipped with decorative chimneys resembling linked short Ionic columns.

The rear of the mansion includes two wings and a four-story tower with round-arched windows. The top storey of the tower was rebuilt above a decorative band with roundel ornamentation.

On the left return, three bays with a 1:3:3 window arrangement are likely a later 19th-century addition, featuring sash windows with glazing bars and 20th-century casements. A deep ashlar eaves band and blocking course are present, along with added dormers. The right return showcases a fine semicircular three-light bow window with fluted Ionic columns supporting a deep entablature. Three sash windows are located on the first floor above it.

The interior includes a vestibule and entrance hall with floors of green marble and stone. A cross-corridor plan is present, with four fluted Ionic columns in the hall and an ornate, panelled ceiling featuring egg-and-dart, bead-and-reel, and acanthus plasterwork. A fine, tunnel-vaulted stairwell is present, with divided staircase, ornamental iron balusters, and round-arched stair windows.

The architect, John Clark, also designed the flax mill at Bank Mills for John Hives, who was part of the firm Hives and Atkinson. John Hives moved his business from the increasingly polluted Park Square area to the outskirts of Leeds in the early 19th century.