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1 and 2, Alma Cottages

A Grade II Listed Building in Headingley, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.8219 / 53°49'18"N

Longitude: -1.5787 / 1°34'43"W

OS Eastings: 427830

OS Northings: 436260

OS Grid: SE278362

Mapcode National: GBR B99.HR

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.Q6FF

Plus Code: 9C5WRCCC+QG

Entry Name: 1 and 2, Alma Cottages

Listing Date: 22 September 1975

Last Amended: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256580

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464747

ID on this website: 101256580

Location: Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Headingley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Headingley St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description



LEEDS

SE2736SE ALMA COTTAGES, Headingley
714-1/61/712 (South side)
22/09/75 Nos.1 AND 2
(Formerly Listed as:
ALMA COTTAGES, Headingley
Nos.1-8 (Consecutive))

GV II

Pair of cottages. c1860, altered C20. Coursed squared
gritstone, slate roof. Gothic Revival style. One and a half
storeys, 3 bays, the central bay gabled. Long and short ashlar
quoins. Facade to roadway has cross-frame windows in
rusticated surrounds, windows to No.2 altered. Arched
entrances in left and right returns with a small stone roofed
bay window and 2 light window in gable above. Elaborate eaves
and roof detailing includes deep carved wooden eaves brackets,
fish-scale slates, crested ridge tiles and 2 large 4-flue
corniced ridge stacks, some with tall battlemented chimney
pots.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
One of a group of 4 pairs of cottages built on a narrow strip
field shown on the 1850 Ordnance Survey map; the 1872
Directory indicates that Joseph Sunderland, builder lived at
No.1 and Thomas Horsfall, woollen printer at No.2.
(Porter's Directory of Leeds and Neighbourhood: 1872-).



Listing NGR: SE2783036260

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