Headingley Castle And Attached Wall

A large house, now used as offices, was built in 1846 for Thomas England and designed by John Child. It was altered in the 20th century. The house is constructed of ashlar with a slate roof and is five bays wide. It is designed in the Tudor style. The central entrance bay projects and features panelled double doors under a porte cochere with a Tudor arch and angle buttresses. Above the doors is an oriel window and a three-light window with a hoodmould to the second floor. Octagonal angle buttresses rise as panelled turrets to the upper storey, topped by a battlemented parapet, with a large octagonal turret at the rear of the tower. On the ground floor to the right is a large bay window comprising three cross windows, a crenellated blocking course, and an octagonal angle turret. The remaining windows are paired cross windows with hoodmoulds. A first-floor string course runs around the building, and there is a deep crenellated blocking course. Tall, triple attached octagonal stacks are located to the left and right.

The interior entrance hall, which is the only area inspected, contains an octagonal vaulted hall with niches, a four-centred arch to the stairwell, and a large lantern above supported by brackets. There is a reported retention of three ground-floor rooms with plaster ceilings, one with pendants and marble fireplaces. Stained glass in the lantern bears the inscriptions "Johannes Child” and “Thomas England” and the date 1846.

A terrace wall runs to the west. It is approximately 50 metres long, coursed stone and ashlar, and attached to the northwest corner of the house, returning south to enclose the north and west sides of the terrace. The wall is approximately 2 metres high, with a battered plinth, moulded string with large ashlar blocks, moulded and battlemented coping. A Tudor arch with a studded plank door is located at the north end, and a massive terminal with a moulded capstone at the south end.

The house’s plan and elevation are similar to No. 48, 'Ashwood', also designed by John Child, though larger. It was built on 22 acres of land originally part of the Bainbrigge estate, purchased from Barbara Marshall. Thomas England was a corn factor of Park Square, Leeds, and in 1872, Arthur Lupton, described as a "gent," resided there.