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5 and 6, Alma Cottages

A Grade II Listed Building in Headingley, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.822 / 53°49'19"N

Longitude: -1.5796 / 1°34'46"W

OS Eastings: 427770

OS Northings: 436276

OS Grid: SE277362

Mapcode National: GBR B99.9P

Mapcode Global: WHC9C.P6Z9

Plus Code: 9C5WRCCC+R4

Entry Name: 5 and 6, Alma Cottages

Listing Date: 22 September 1975

Last Amended: 11 September 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256560

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464773

ID on this website: 101256560

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
714-1/61/714 (North side)
22/09/75 Nos.5 AND 6
(Formerly Listed as:
HEADINGLEY LANE, Headingley
(North side)
Nos.1-8 (Consecutive))

GV II

Pair of cottages. c1860. 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, 1
altered. Arched entrances in left and right returns, door to
No.6 probably original with 4 panels; 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 eaves stacks, some with tall crenellated 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 shows that William Brown, warehouseman, lived at
No.5 and Thomas Cartwright, gardener, in No.6.
(Porter's Directory of Leeds and Neighbourhood: 1872-).


Listing NGR: SE2777036276

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