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St. Pauls House is a historic building situated in
Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
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West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England. It was built in 1878 as a warehouse and cloth cutting works for
Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet (3 August 1821 – 3 May 1905) was a British clothing manufacturer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Early life Barran was born in London in 1821, the eldest surviving son of a gunsmith, John Barr ...
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History

St. Pauls House was built in 1878 in
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as a warehouse and cloth cutting works for Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet. The building was designed by Thomas Ambler in an ornate Hispano-Moorish style. It is a Grade II* listed building. The building was extensively altered and restored in 1976 with a wholly new interior. The minarets, originally terracotta, are now
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reproductions. DAC Beachcroft LLP (and DAC Beachcroft Claims Ltd) have used the property since May 2015.


Gallery

Image:St Pauls House, Leeds 2.jpg, St Pauls House File:Minarets St Paul House Leeds.jpg, Minarets File:St Pauls House Leeds Old Entrance.jpg, Original entrance from St Pauls Street


See also

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Architecture of Leeds The architecture of Leeds, a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, encompasses a wide range of architectural styles and notable buildings. As with most northern industrial centres, much of Leeds' prominent architecture is of ...
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Grade II* listed buildings in Leeds There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the metropolitan borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial ...
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Listed buildings in Leeds (City and Hunslet Ward - northern area) City and Hunslet (ward), City and Hunslet is a Ward (electoral subdivision), ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It contains over 400 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recor ...


References

{{Authority control Grade II* listed buildings in West Yorkshire Listed buildings in Leeds Thomas Ambler buildings