| Description | 2 to 9 St John's Square, Wakefield. Formal development of high status early to mid 19th century town houses.
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'Substantial early mid C19 terrace of 3 storey houses with basements, growing taller to reach full height at north end where the land falls away. Symmetrical composition with 12 windows at either side of a slightly projecting, 5 window, pedimented centre. Red brick with stone cornice and pediment coping, 1st floor cill band, ground floor band. Basements of squared, cut stone. Slightly gauged brick arches and stone cills to sash windows with glazing bars (some replaced) with wrought iron balconies on 1st floor. Steps to 6 panel doors with patterned oblong fanlights. Wrought iron hand and area railings. Nos 5 and 9 have pedimented classical doorcases, No 7 an early C20 Jacobean doorcase and No 6 a shallow prostyle pedimented porch'.
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 14/07/1953. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1273435. Web site accessed27/11/2013).
WYAAS holds an archive of material relating to the houses of St John's Square. Items include:
Copy of local history publication: Un named and undated. 'Harmony of composition'.
Copy of local history publication: Un named and undated. 'Vigilance saved St John's from the developers'.
Photographic prints. Thornborrow, P.H. (WYAS). c.1991. 'Wakefield: St John's Square'. Details of frontages.
Photographic print. Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. c.1980. 'Wakefield: St John's Square'. Frontage long views
These items are held by WYAAS in the file associated with record PRN 13000. |