St James' Hospital Block North West of Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1974. Hospital. 6 related planning applications.
St James' Hospital Block North West of Chapel
- WRENN ID
- lesser-rubblework-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds East MP: Richard Burgon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1974
- Type
- Hospital
- Address
- St James' Hospital Block North West of Chapel, Beckett Street, LS9 7TF
- OS grid reference
- SE 316 346
- Coordinates
- 53.80763, -1.52024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St James' Hospital block, located north-west of the chapel, is a former Poor Law infirmary built between 1872 and 1874, with some alterations made in the late 20th century. Designed by Henry Walker of Leeds, the building was modified based on the advice of Dr. Smith, the medical advisor to the Poor Law Board. It features a rectangular plan constructed of red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. The exterior includes pierced stone parapets and a modillion cornice. The building is two storeys high with a window arrangement of 4, 2, and 4, and the center section projects slightly, topped with a Dutch gable. There are also two Dutch gables on the left and right returns, each with a plain surround, overlight, and margin lights on the left return. The interior has not been inspected. An almost identical block to the north-west has been demolished. This infirmary was built next to the workhouse established in 1858, which is now the Northside Building of St James' Hospital. The foundation stone was laid on April 4, 1872, and the building was officially opened on November 26, 1874, at a cost of £18,000.
Local climate
St James' Hospital Block North West of Chapel 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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- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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