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Parkinson Building finned lights 💡 This Grade II listed art deco building was designed by Thomas Arthur Lodge and took 13 years to complete due to World War II - construction started in 1938 but it did not open until 1951!

Did you know it was used

📣 Exciting news! We have recovered a set of original drawings of the Yorkshire Bank HQ on Merrion Way 🤯 💓

They have been donated to the West Yorkshire Archives and you will soon be able to view them in person. The drawings are an important histor

Roger Stevens Building & Chancellor’s Court from the Red Route &hearts;️ 🚨 🌶️ A high level walkway which connects 7 Chamberlin, Powell & Bon buildings on the University of Leeds campus. When completed, it famously included the longest

Bradford Magistrates’ Court
Clifford Brown
1972

Possibly the grooviest tiles on any magistrates’ court 🤔

📸: @lisa_in_leeds

#1970s #modernism #modernistarchitecture #builtenvironment #postwar #architecture #bradford #architectureph

Roger Stevens Building in January 2023. Under maintenance? 🏗️👷

Let us know @uolcampusdevelopment !

#leeds #leedsarchitecture #brutalist #brutalleeds #leedsmodernist #universityofleeds #chamberlinpowellbon #uniofleeds #rogerstevens

Naseby Grange 🏙️ A 17 storey block in Burmantofts, adjacent to Cromwell Heights. It was built in 1965 and replaced terraced housing as part of Leeds’ slum clearance scheme.

📸 @flo.armitagehookes

#leeds #leedsarchitecture #highrise #lee

Roger Stevens lecture theatre 🧑&zwj;🎓📚✍️ The tiered rows of seating follow the stepping of the main staircase and each row has its own door.

The Roger Stevens Building is a communal block of lecture theatres and the centrepiece of the Chamberlin,

Odeon Cinema
Harry Weedon
1936
Grade II Listed

The supremely stylish Odeon cinema in Harrogate showing off its beautiful #artdeco curves👌

📸: @lisa_in_leeds

#1930s #interwar
#cinematreasures #harrogate #1930s #cinema #odeon #architecture #archi

Cromwell Heights 🏘️ 3 T-shaped blocks on Cromwell Street in Burmantofts. They were built c.1960 and replaced terraced housing as part of Leeds’ slum clearance scheme.

📸 @flo.armitagehookes

#leeds #leedsarchitecture #highrise #leedsmodernist

Headingley St Columba United Reform Church ⛪ One of our favourite Leeds buildings 💚 In September, we ran a series of architectural tours in collaboration with Leeds Arts University. As part of this, we were kindly invited to view the interior of Hea

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