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14, Commercial Street

A Grade II Listed Building in City and Hunslet, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7975 / 53°47'51"N

Longitude: -1.5441 / 1°32'38"W

OS Eastings: 430129

OS Northings: 433563

OS Grid: SE301335

Mapcode National: GBR BJL.WH

Mapcode Global: WHC9D.7TZ4

Plus Code: 9C5WQFX4+29

Entry Name: 14, Commercial Street

Listing Date: 5 August 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1375150

English Heritage Legacy ID: 466031

ID on this website: 101375150

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: City and Hunslet

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leeds

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Leeds City

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description



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SE3033NW COMMERCIAL STREET
714-1/76/125 (North side)
05/08/76 No.14

GV II

Shop. 1868. By George Corson. For Harvey and Reynolds,
chemists. Gothic Revival style. Ashlar, slate roof.
3 storeys. 3 stepped gables with wrought-iron finials, weather
vane over central gable. 1st floor: round-arched windows with
polished shafts to columns with carved capitals, continuous
drip mould. 2nd floor: 3 pointed-arch windows 2-light with
carved capital to central column and carved tympanum with
circular opening. Carved string at sill level. Modern shop
front to ground floor.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
One of the most important Leeds architects, Corson designed
the Grand Theatre, New Briggate and the Municipal Buildings.
Another small building by him is No.17A East Parade (qv),
where the ground floor survives; here the original
Gothic-arched ground floor is known from photographs.
(Douglas, J & Powell, K: Leeds, Three Architectural Walks;
Victorian Society Walks No.4: 1988-: 7).



Listing NGR: SE3012933563

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