Bradford Manor House To Be Converted To Homes For Homeless

Bradford Council has approved listed building restoration plans to turn a huge former manor house into homeless accommodation.

With this application granted, Carlton Manor will be able to house up to 24 people, as well as provide health and housing services.

Constructed in the 1870s, the Grade II listed building has seen many uses over the last century, from its initial use as a manor house before being converted into a convent. Most recently, the building has been used as a care home treating young adults with physical disabilities.

However, an extension that dates back to the building’s time as a convent has not been used since the 1980s, and the building as a whole has been empty since 2019. This has caused it to slowly deteriorate.

The planned works, to be undertaken by Concept Housing, will respect the building’s listed status and presence within a building conservation area.

Helping bring the community landmark back into use will itself help to ensure the building continues to survive and thrive, as empty buildings deteriorate quicker for a range of reasons.

Apart from the obvious lack of repairs, cleaning and restorations when needed, an empty building wears down quickly for a range of reasons.

Without appropriate heating in winter and ventilation in summer, the humidity inside the building increases, promoting more weathering, moss and grime.

Along with this, if the heating system is turned off but not drained, the freeze/thaw cycle of water would potentially cause a devastating water leak which could very quickly destroy the building.