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Kirklees District Department of Social Services

A Grade II Listed Building in Huddersfield, Kirklees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6479 / 53°38'52"N

Longitude: -1.7819 / 1°46'54"W

OS Eastings: 414511

OS Northings: 416847

OS Grid: SE145168

Mapcode National: GBR JV08.01

Mapcode Global: WHCB1.LKNS

Plus Code: 9C5WJ6X9+56

Entry Name: Kirklees District Department of Social Services

Listing Date: 29 September 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1275295

English Heritage Legacy ID: 412936

ID on this website: 101275295

Location: Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, HD1

County: Kirklees

Electoral Ward/Division: Newsome

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Huddersfield

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Huddersfield St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


ST PETER'S STREET
1.
5113
(South Side)
Kirklees District
Department of Social Services
SE 1416 NE 2/1172
II GV
2.
Early C19. Ashlar. 3 storeys. Modillion eaves cornice and blocking course.
7 ranges of sashes, of which centre 3 break forward slightly and are crowned
by pediment with oval oculus in tympana. Canted corner to Wood Street. Raised
quoins. Blind arcading with moulded voussoirs and continuous moulded impost
band to ground floor of central 3 bays. Tuscan pilastrade with full entablature
to ground floor on either side of these bays. Plain band above 1st floor.
3 central 1st floor windows have moulded surrounds and cornices. Door is modern,
but in original opening, with lightly vermiculated jambs and voussoirs, square
channelled. Other elevations plain hammer dressed stone, except on ground
floor of Byron Street side where the pilastrade continues, alternating with
stretches of blind wall, horizontally rusticated and ending with one round-arched
sash.
History formerly the George Inn, and originally standing on north side of the
Market Place, it was taken down by Sir joJohn William Ramsden, 5th Bart, in
1850, to make way for John William Street, and re-erected here. As an inn
it was replaced by the George Hotel.


Listing NGR: SE1451116847

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