Description

LEEDS

SE2932 NINEVEH ROAD, Holbeck
714-1/42/850 (North side)
Former Holbeck Public Library

II

Formerly known as: Cambrian Public House NINEVEH ROAD Holbeck.

Public library, later health centre and public house. 1901. By
William Bakewell. Red brick faced in salt-glazed Burmantofts
terracotta, grey slate roof. A corner site on sloping ground,
2 storeys over basement, central tower with octagonal hipped
roof.
Complicated fenestration includes mullion windows to Nineveh
Road frontage flanked by wings with transoms, round-arched
windows flanking entrance porch with segmental pediment on
consoles, a large 4-light canted bay on corner flanked by
turret-like bays, all with small-pane frames. Banded and
moulded wall decoration includes Leeds coat of arms over
entrance, Art Nouveau plaques and scrolls, balustraded
parapet.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
William Bakewell designed several important buildings in
Leeds, including the 1899 extensions to the Tower Works, Globe
Road (qv). The Cambrian public house closed 1990.

Listing NGR: SE2954232387

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26656041

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)