No. 1 to 12 and Lodges, Tempest Road, Birstall (Locally Listed)

Geo: 52.6705, -1.1302
Date ListedThu 17th June, 2004
CategoryLocally Listed Building
AddressNo. 1~12 & Lodges Tempest Road Birstall LE4 3BF
GradeLocally Listed
Grid ReferenceSK5891508442
Description

Almhouses. Perhaps Early C20. Combines Domestic and Tudor Revival styling elements Red brick with stone dressings to main entrance and some windows. Steep pitched clay tile roofs with pitched roof dormers. 2 storeys, 2nd storey within roof space. Ridge and gable stacks with corbelled heads and terra cotta pots. Generally small paned casement windows. Arranged around three sides of a formal garden with lawn and brick flower beds.
Lodges. Built in the style of the Almhouses but perhaps of later date. Single storey red brick with clay tile roofs. Sympathetic but unremarkable.

The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.