Scott Hall

Scott Hall is a house dating from the mid-18th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed from brown hand-made bricks arranged in Flemish and random bonds, with rusticated stone quoins and a slate-swept roof. The building has three storeys and features four unevenly-spaced windows; the ground floor windows are tall, while the top floor windows are square, all with segmental brick arches and top-hinged casements. The central entrance has been altered, and the eaves and end stacks have been rebuilt. At the rear, the original fenestration includes a tall round-arched stair window. On the right side, the house is built against a steep slope with a terraced routeway at first-floor level, and there is a blocked loading doorway with the pegged wooden casing exposed. The interior has not been inspected. Despite recent restoration work, Scott Hall is a rare example of the simpler houses built by merchants in Leeds during the 18th century, and the gable door indicates that it may have been used as a finishing workshop or for storage.