Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage
Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage, Sparrow Hill
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025899
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage
- Statutory Address:
- Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage, Sparrow Hill
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025899
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Feb-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage
- Statutory Address 1:
- Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage, Sparrow Hill
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage, Sparrow Hill
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rochdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 89612 13120
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/11/2019
SD 8913 SE
11/107
ROCHDALE
SPARROW HILL
Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage.
(formerly listed as the Vicarage)
25.10.1951
GV
II
Vicarage, now museum. c.1724 and c.1820. Brick with stone basement, stone features, C20 tile and stone slate roofs. Double depth with central staircase plan with later additions to left and right. Two storeys with attic and two basement storeys. Five bays with two bay addition to left and gabled single storey addition to right. Windows are eight-pane sashes with flat gauged brick arches, stone sills and keystones. Square bay window to left addition. Six-panel fielded door, overlight and segmental hood with carved shell and cherub,on enriched console brackets. Wood modillion eaves cornice continues round left addition and over central gable. Stone quoins.
Rear facade c.1820, re-used stone mullioned windows and door surround. Projecting stair bay. Good panelling to most rooms. Entrance hall connects with stair by segmental arch with panelled pilasters, keystone and soffit. Original staircase with open string, column-on-vase balusters and deep handrail.
Said to be built for Samuel Dunster D.D. (Faculty applied for 1724) who "adopted the plan of his house in Marlborough Street, London," William Robertson 1889 The social and political history of Rochdale, being a companion volume to 'Old and new Rochdale and its people' and 'Rochdale past and present' Rochdale: the author
Listing NGR: SD8961213120
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358937
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Robertson, William, The social and political history of Rochdale, being a companion volume to 'Old and new Rochdale and its people' and 'Rochdale past and present' Rochdale: the author, (1889)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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