Description

LEEDS

SE33NW SPENCER PLACE, Sheepscar
714-1/7/1111 (West side)
22/09/75 No.54
Newton House

GV II

Large house. c1835, altered C20. Ashlar, low-pitched hipped
slate roof. Cornice, parapet, quoin pilasters. 2 storeys,
1:3:1 windows, centre 3 in slight projection, ground floor in
elliptical-headed recesses. Central doorway with attached
Tuscan columns supporting heavy entablature. Restored glazing
bar sashes. Conversion to hostel accommodation in progress at
time of survey.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
One of the row of 3 houses built in New Leeds on land sold by
Earl Cowper for villas outside the town centre. The
speculation was unsuccessful and only a small number of plots
was built on by 1847; the failure of the venture contributed
to Sir Walter Scott's insolvency.
(Fraser, D (Ed): A History of Modern Leeds: Manchester: 1980-:
100).

Listing NGR: SE3132735434

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26547582

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