University of Leeds Refurbishment Programme – Leeds

University of Leeds Refurbishment Programme – Leeds

Bowman Riley partnered with the University of Leeds to support the long-term upgrade of its varied and complex estate.

We were commissioned to survey and design the upgrade of circa 50 University buildings, including a number of listed, highly engineered and highly serviced properties, to ensure full access for all in compliance with the Equality Act.

Established in 1904, the University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university and a member of the Russell Group. Its 1,230 acres of land contain a mixture of Gothic revival, Art Deco, Brutalist, and postmodern buildings, making it one of the most diverse university campuses in the country in terms of building styles and history.

As part of the programme, we worked a number of listed buildings including:

  • Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall Grade II listed, formerly a Presbyterian church built in 1878-79
  • E C Stoner (1968), five storey Grade II listed building designed by Chamberlin Powell and Bon
  • The Brotherton Library (1936) – Grade II listed Beaux-Arts brick building
  • The Great Hall 1894 – The Great Hall is a grade II listed Gothic Revival building
  • Michael Sadler Building (1939) – one of the largest facilities on-campus with the 340 seat Rupert Becket Lecture Theatre
  • The Garstang Building (1968) is a Grade II L shaped building designed by Chamberlin Powell and Bon
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