Bridge House

LEEDS

SE3033SW HUNSLET ROAD 714-1/78/212 (West side) Bridge House

GV II

Also known as: Tower House HUNSLET ROAD. Shops and office block. c1875. Moulded red brick, ashlar details, roof not visible, moulded stack to rear. 5 storeys, on a triangular island site at the road junction to south of Leeds Bridge. Entrance on north corner flanked by fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals, similar entrances to other 2 corners, pilasters also divide up the shop windows. West and east facades similar: with 4 and 6 tall first-floor windows, segmental arches, bands of elaborate moulded brick at floor and impost levels; upper floors are lower, with 8 and 9 windows, a continuous moulding to window heads, deep dentilled cornice to 4th storey. The top storey has more elaborate Norman-style arcading and ornate pierced parapet. Rear: panelled door in stone surround to right of centre; decorative bands are carried around the building, the line broken by the paired stair windows. INTERIOR: not inspected. The character of the building is similar to those on the south side of Boar Lane: the ground floor let as shops while the rear door gives access to a staircase up to office premises above.

Listing NGR: SE3032733060