1, The Bourse is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1974. Office. 5 related planning applications.
1, The Bourse
- WRENN ID
- night-corridor-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South MP: Hilary Benn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1974
- Type
- Office
- Address
- 1, The Bourse, LS1 5DE
- OS grid reference
- SE 301 333
- Coordinates
- 53.79568, -1.54438
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
1, The Bourse is an office building constructed between 1869 and 1875, with alterations made in the 20th century. It is possibly designed by Thomas Ambler and features ashlar stonework and a grey slate roof. The building has a deep cornice with modillions and a balustraded parapet. It stands three stories tall and has a three-window range in an Italianate style, located on a corner site.
On the first floor, there are round-arched windows supported by panelled pilasters and a moulded impost band, with the central window being double-recessed and flanked by short fluted pilasters. The flanking sections have rusticated double pilasters and a deep modillioned cornice. The second floor mirrors the first but with less detailing. The ground floor has boarded shop fronts added in the 20th century.
On the right side of the building, the left two bays reflect the main façade, while the third bay is more elaborate, featuring a round-headed oriel window that extends through two stories and is topped with a pedimented gable. The interior has not been inspected. Originally built to accommodate the Leeds Corporation Gas Offices, the secretary in 1872 was James Lupton. By 1886, a 'Grand Restaurant' was operating in the building, likely including No. 3 Alfred Street, and there was a brick-arched wine cellar in the basement.
Local climate
1, The Bourse receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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