A historic primary school will have its roof fixed under plans for much-needed repairs.<\/p>\n
Work to replace slates and fit roof insulation is proposed for Grade II-listed Chapel Allerton Primary School.<\/p>\n
Leeds City Council council is planning to carry out the repair scheme, which requires listed building consent.<\/p>\n
A planning report said historic features at the school, established in 1878, would be protected as part of the project.<\/p>\n
The report said: \u201cThe existing building has lacked maintenance in the past, which has caused issues with rainwater penetration via roofing issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
The building had also suffered from \u201cunsympathetic\u201d alterations over the years, the report said.<\/p>\n
Repairs would see the timber roof structure inspected for decay and existing slates removed and cleaned.<\/p>\n
The report said: \u201cIt is estimated that 50 per cent will be re-usable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tiles will be cleaned and re-installed and a breathable, insulated roofing membrane fitted at the school on Harrogate Road.<\/p>\n
The red brick school, built on the site of the Chapeltown moor gallows, was first set up as Leeds Board School following the Education Act of 1870.<\/p>\n
It was designed by the Leeds school board architect Richard Adams and built in Victorian Gothic Revival style.<\/p>\n
Council planners are considering an application to carry out the repairs.<\/p>\n
The report by property management firm Norse Group said: \u201cThe proposed works will ensure that the historic significance of the building is not harmed.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeeping this building in full use is the best way to preserve this nationally important heritage asset.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A historic primary school will have its roof fixed under plans for much-needed repairs. Work to replace slates…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-538291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115464878471787106","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}