Description and History of Site:-

Stone-built four-storey building, large flat windows on the ground floor, used as showrooms by Rippon Bros., with bow windows on the first floor and gables on the fourth floor. Just to the north of the city centre in the commercial district.36-38 North Parade, Penny Bank Chambers, built 1897, were designed by James Ledingham, architect of the adjacent Yorkshire Penny Bank, 1895-8. Rippon Bros moved to no. 36 in 1901, remaining there until 1959. The premises provided a showroom and offices. In 2016 the premises were in use as offices.

Further Reading and References:-

Leach, P and Pevsner, N. Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. Yale, 2009.
Walker, N. A-Z of British coachbuilders 1919-1960 and the development of styles. Revised ed. Herridge & Sons, 2007.
Wood, J. Rippon Bros: a coachbuilder of renown. Hinchliffe & Sleigh, Dobroyd Mills, Jackson Bridge, 2012.

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Viewing the Site :- Can be seen from road, pavement.

Address :- 36 North Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 3HZ
Grid Ref :- SE1613333492
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.797487 , Long -1.756556
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1209991,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1897 - Rippon left 1959
Contributor :- Robert Vickers - 23 November 2016

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