Former Canal Warehouse
FORMER CANAL WAREHOUSE, CANAL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068479
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former Canal Warehouse
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CANAL WAREHOUSE, CANAL STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/03284/30
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068479
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former Canal Warehouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CANAL WAREHOUSE, CANAL STREET
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:
- FORMER CANAL WAREHOUSE, CANAL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 65483 99865
Details
LEIGH CANAL STREET SD 69 NE Former Canal 6/23 Warehouse II Canal warehouse, now warehousing. Late C18 stone-built warehouse with late C19 brick-built addition. Graduated stone slate and slate roofs respectively. 4-bay 2-storey C18 warehouse and 5-bay 3-storey C19 warehouse. The former has loading doors on each foor in bay 3 (front and rear) with segmental arches (one of which has been replaced by a steel joist). Bays 2 and 3 have 3-light flat-faced stone mullion windows on each floor (front and rear) and bay 1 a canted 2- storey bay window. Ridge chimney stack. The later warehouse is considerably deeper and taller having four 16-pane casement windows with segmental brick arches on each floor and central loading doors with blue brick dressings and a gable above the eaves. The eaves have dentilled brick detailing. Coped gables. Similar elevation to rear but with a large projecting canopy over the loading doors. An interesting juxtaposition of C18 and C19 industrial architecture.
Listing NGR: SJ6548399865
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 213491
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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