Chimera On Former Building Society - Leeds, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.848 W 001° 32.707
30U E 595826 N 5961969
Thisformer Leek and Westbourne Building Society has a number of Chimera on the walls by Catherine Mawer, a local sculptor.
Waymark Code: WM126CH
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/10/2020
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A blue plaque next to the entrance to the building tells us her story.
LEEDS
CIVIC
SOCIETY
CATHERINE MAWER
The stone carvings on this building include work by
this master sculptor and astute businesswoman,
who successfully ran the family stoneyard
on Great George Street.
Her work includes the Corinthian capitals and
ornamental roof turrets on Leeds Town Hall.
She also carved the listed Mawer
memorial in Woodhouse.
1803-1877
The building has a number of fine carvings. These include the building society coat of arms above the entrance and a number of carved heads alongside the side wall on Commercial Street.
These days the bottom floor of the building is a Starbucks Coffee house and the upper floors are offices.