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Bradford College Grove Building

A Grade II Listed Building in City, Bradford

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Latitude: 53.791 / 53°47'27"N

Longitude: -1.7616 / 1°45'41"W

OS Eastings: 415801

OS Northings: 432768

OS Grid: SE158327

Mapcode National: GBR JHL.8L

Mapcode Global: WHC98.XZ94

Plus Code: 9C5WQ6RQ+99

Entry Name: Bradford College Grove Building

Listing Date: 9 August 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1133143

English Heritage Legacy ID: 336493

ID on this website: 101133143

Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7

County: Bradford

Electoral Ward/Division: City

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bradford

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Horton All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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SE 1532
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GREAT HORTON ROAD (south-east side) BD7
Bradford College
Grove Building

II

Formerly the Mannville New Connection chapel built in 1877 to the designs of Hill and Swann, a Leeds practice. Large sandstone ashlar chapel with elaborate Italianate-debased neo classical detail. Two-storey five bay front raised in semi-basement due to sloping site. Rusticated and panelled quoin pilasters, coupled and single plain pilasters articulating three central bays on first floor. Panelled frieze and heavy dentilled cornice. Above centre and supported by large inverted consoles set against parapet is an open pedimented gable with antifixae and anthemion crowning. Flanking bays have balustraded parapet with vase capping to terminal dies. Portico entrance of six Composite columns, outer ones as pairs, carrying dentil entablature, set at head of broad flight of steps. Round headed windows pilaster framed on first floor. Linked to east is a later, circa 1900, wing with hip domed tower and segmental pedimented oculi dormers of Beaux Arts derivation. Prominent site balancing the Technical College opposite.


Listing NGR: SE1580132768

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