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Old Poor House

A Grade II Listed Building in Morley, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7611 / 53°45'40"N

Longitude: -1.5891 / 1°35'20"W

OS Eastings: 427187

OS Northings: 429496

OS Grid: SE271294

Mapcode National: GBR KSBY.RH

Mapcode Global: WHC9K.KQHJ

Plus Code: 9C5WQC66+C9

Entry Name: Old Poor House

Listing Date: 17 June 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250731

English Heritage Legacy ID: 433184

ID on this website: 101250731

Location: Churwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27

County: Leeds

Civil Parish: Morley

Built-Up Area: Morley

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Morley St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE22NE LS27 VICTORIA STREET SE2729 MORLEY (east side), Churwell

2/64 Old Poor House

- II

Poor House, now village meeting centre. Dated 1865. Rock-faced stone basement; 1st floor of red brick in stretcher bond with ashlar band and quoins and white brick sill and impost bands. Tile roof. 2 storeys. 3-bay gabled front. Central doorway with interrupted jambs and overlight flanked by windows with plain stone surrounds and lintel band. 1st floor has stone ogee-arched windows with impost blocks and keystones flanking oval date plaque inscribed:-

"TOWNSHIP OF CHURWELL THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR AD 1865 "

Pedimented gable in which is set circular recess. Right-hand return fronts Elland Road and has bus-shelter cut into stone basement. 4 bays of windows as front. Dogtooth and dentil cornice to eaves. Lateral stack set between 1st and 2nd bay.

Listing NGR: SE2718729496

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