Walmsley's House and Warehouse
WALMSLEY'S HOUSE AND WAREHOUSE, 405, 407, AND 409, OLDHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068068
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Walmsley's House and Warehouse
- Statutory Address:
- WALMSLEY'S HOUSE AND WAREHOUSE, 405, 407, AND 409, OLDHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068068
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Walmsley's House and Warehouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALMSLEY'S HOUSE AND WAREHOUSE, 405, 407, AND 409, OLDHAM ROAD
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.
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:
- WALMSLEY'S HOUSE AND WAREHOUSE, 405, 407, AND 409, OLDHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Oldham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 89599 01580
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26/09/2011
SD 80 SE
6/38
10/6/85
FAILSWORTH
OLDHAM ROAD
(north side)
Nos. 405, 407
and 409
(Walmsley's
House and
Warehouse)
(Formerly listed as Nos. 407, 409 and 411)
II
Canal warehouse, grocers shop and house, now shop premises.
1804. Built for Thomas Walmsley a local industrialist when
the adjacent Rochdale Canal was opened. Flemish bond brick
with slate roof. L-shaped plan with a total of 4 storeys.
The street elevation is only 2 storeys high and has 5 bays.
It has a stone plinth, eaves cornice and the central 3 bays
are slightly advanced. Door in bay 2 with fanlight
architrave and archivolt with C20 shop window inserted on
the ground floor to its right. Loading doors in bay 5.
Window openings with stone sills and flat brick arches are
either blind or have C20 casements. The curved wharf-side
elevation has 8 bays and 4 storeys with partially blocked
loading doors in bay 3. One 16-pane sash window the others
being cross-casements. Left return has sash windows. Large
C20 lean-to extension to rear which retains some original
windows. Original floors and king-post roof trusses. D.
Ball, The Story of Failsworth, 1973.
Listing NGR: SD8959901580
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 212442
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ball, D, The Story of Failsworth, (1973)
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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