What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has re-committed £10m to help breathe fresh life into Holbeck’s historic Grade I Listed Temple Works building, paving the way for it to become the home of a new British Library North. The announcement was made following a visit by Deputy
Property development and investment company, CEG, has completed the extensive refurbishment of the Grade II* listed Gate Lodge, located adjacent to Temple Mill in Holbeck with its famous Egyptian façade. The extensive programme of repair work was designed to seek the removal of the building from the Historic England Heritage
Senior councillors are to discuss Leeds City Council’s exciting new partnership with national, regional and local government to transform six of its neighbourhoods, helping to achieve its regeneration ambitions and deliver inclusive growth. The Leeds Transformational Regeneration Partnership is a 10-year programme of change and investment involving the council, central
One of my jobs as a councillor is that of the Council’s Heritage Champion. My brief is to watch out for any buildings of architectural and or historic value which may be at risk from demolition or alteration. Most, although not all, of these buildings are listed as Grade I:
The British Library’s ambitions for a major new public-facing centre for audiences and users in the north of England will take a significant step forward next week when senior councillors in Leeds are asked to back plans to inject up to £5m of funding into the project. The funding would
CEG, the developers working on various sites in Holbeck including the iconic Temple Works, have secured a £72.9 million loan facility from Aviva plc, linked to the sustainability of their buildings. The deal is structured with KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) that are linked to sustainability improvements on assets in the
Exactly a year ago, in my column for South Leeds Life, I reflected on how the world had changed in ways that could scarcely have been imagined four weeks earlier. Twelve months on, who would have imagined that we would have seen 126,000 people lose their lives, three lockdowns, businesses
Leeds Civic Trust organised an online meeting last week (11 March 2021) to hear about progress with renovating the iconic Temple Works in Holbeck. Temple Works was built as a flax mill in 1838-41 by John Marshall, more recently it was used as a warehouse by Kay’s catalogue. Having lain
Leeds City Council’s Joint Plans Panel discussed a report on historic listed buildings in the city at risk of neglect and decay at its meeting on 17 December. There are 112 buildings deemed to be at risk out of a total of 2,478 listed buildings in the city. Of those
In response to the Chancellor’s announcement of £25m government funding to support the siting of a British Library North in Leeds, Leeds City Council has revealed that the Grade I listed Temple Works is being explored as its potential home. The funding has been made available as part of the