1880 – Queen Anne Chambers – Bradford, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.620 W 001° 45.335
30U E 581971 N 5961282
This four storey building was designed by Architects Waugh and Isitt of Leeds.
Waymark Code: WMJWJ0
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/07/2014
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During the industrial revolution Bradford became a major textile manufacturer and was known as the 'Wool capital of the world'. After 1873 the city expanded to the western side of the city along Sunbridge Road. This building is near the city centre end of this road.
This Bradford Heritage Trail
document tells us that the name of the building is appropriate because it was built in the Queen Anne architectural style of the early 18th century.
It is an English Heritage Grade II
Listed Building and the attic has stone dormers with pediment tops and console sides but no windows, their place occupied by the date 1880 in 2 parts.
This short
history of the Bradford based Yorkshire Building Society tells us that a part of the organisation, the Bradford Permanent Building Society moved their offices into this building in 1930.
Half way up the wall, above the entrance, is a small stone female head, which may be Queen Anne herself.
The building is on the side of a hill, and although it is only 4 storeys high at the front of the building it has 6 storeys to the rear. There are steps at the side of the building that lead down to Aldenbury at the lower level.
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