Meanwood Hall — Meanwood Park Hospital listing
A country house of about 1762, later enlarged and given an Italianate appearance, recorded in the heritage list under its hospital name.
Meanwood Park Hospital est un château situé à Leeds, England, au Royaume-Uni. Le registre le désigne comme « Grade II listed building ». Données issues de Wikidata.
Register entry — Meanwood Park Hospital . National Heritage List for England reference: 1375476. Recorded designation: Grade II listed building.
First listed: 1976-02-02. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
The register records an amendment dated 1996-09-11.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375476
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
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Fiche
- Eighteenth-century country house with later institutional use
- Royaume-Uni
- Leeds
- United Kingdom
- other
- 1976-02-02
Lecture éditoriale
Historic England identifies the original house with Thomas Denison, a northern addition in 1814 and substantial refacing around 1830 for Christopher Beckett. Its account attributes that later work to John Clark.
The listed exterior includes a rusticated ground floor, Ionic porch, projecting bays and classical window details. The interior description records decorative halls, fireplaces and a divided cantilevered stair. These features explain its country-house significance beneath the later institutional name.
The listing's account of hospital use is historical documentation, not confirmation of present medical services.
Our editorial reading: changing institutional labels can conceal earlier architectural identities. The sequence from residence to another use should be kept visible.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375476 (checked 21 October 2026).
Conseils de visite
No current public opening or operating service was verified. Confirm the responsible property's management and any access permission before travelling; neither the historic hospital name nor the listing establishes current patient services or visitor admission.
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Sources et crédits
Notice source : Wikidata
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Notice source : Wikimedia Commons
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