Former Leeds medical building to be converted into new student homes
A former medical building listed for its architectural interest is to be converted into student flats.
The Algernon Firth Building, formerly Leeds University’s Institute of Pathology, first opened its doors in 1933 and is said to be one of the first buildings in the country to use reinforced concrete. Designed by John C Proctor and constructed mainly in red brick, it is also grade-two listed.
The building in Thoresby Place, behind St George’s Crypt, is no longer in use and councillors have given the go ahead for it to be converted into student accommodation …