Newton House is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. House. 3 related planning applications.

Newton House

WRENN ID: fossil-rotunda-sepia
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Leeds
Country: England
Type: House
Source: Historic England listing

Description

LEEDS

SE33NW SPENCER PLACE, Sheepscar 714-1/7/1111 (West side) 22/09/75 No.54 Newton House

GV II

Large house. c1835, altered C20. Ashlar, low-pitched hipped slate roof. Cornice, parapet, quoin pilasters. 2 storeys, 1:3:1 windows, centre 3 in slight projection, ground floor in elliptical-headed recesses. Central doorway with attached Tuscan columns supporting heavy entablature. Restored glazing bar sashes. Conversion to hostel accommodation in progress at time of survey. INTERIOR: not inspected. One of the row of 3 houses built in New Leeds on land sold by Earl Cowper for villas outside the town centre. The speculation was unsuccessful and only a small number of plots was built on by 1847; the failure of the venture contributed to Sir Walter Scott's insolvency. (Fraser, D (Ed): A History of Modern Leeds: Manchester: 1980-: 100).

Listing NGR: SE3132735434

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