Pair of Former Tram Shelters and Attached Railings Enclosing Centre of Square
PAIR OF FORMER TRAM SHELTERS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS ENCLOSING CENTRE OF SQUARE, BELGRAVE SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072432
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Former Tram Shelters and Attached Railings Enclosing Centre of Square
- Statutory Address:
- PAIR OF FORMER TRAM SHELTERS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS ENCLOSING CENTRE OF SQUARE, BELGRAVE SQUARE
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/06416/12
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072432
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Pair of Former Tram Shelters and Attached Railings Enclosing Centre of Square
- Statutory Address 1:
- PAIR OF FORMER TRAM SHELTERS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS ENCLOSING CENTRE OF SQUARE, BELGRAVE SQUARE
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:
- PAIR OF FORMER TRAM SHELTERS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS ENCLOSING CENTRE OF SQUARE, BELGRAVE SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Darwen
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 69231 22134
Details
SD 62 SE DARWEN BELGRAVE SQUARE
4/3 Pair of former tram shelters and attached railings enclosing - centre of square
GV II
Matching pair of tram shelters and public lavatories, dated 1902, now closed. Ashlar with domed copper-clad roofs. South shelter regular octagonal, north shelter octagonal but elongated to rear. Single storey, in free baroque style; moulded stringcourse at impost level, moulded cornice, balustraded parapet. The angles have square piers at the lower level and stumpy Ionic colonnettes above, the cornice breaking out over these in exaggerated form and carrying scrolled consoles to short pillars with prominent caps and ball finials, between which run balustrades with ramped ends. The 3 sides to the street all have large round-headed openings, that on the inner side a door, others windows, all crossed by the string course above which the heads, as lunettes, have Gibbs surrounds and decorated extrados. On south side wall of south shelter is an attached bronze plaque lettered in relief.
Iron railings to north, west and south sides of square appear contemporary and have knobbed bars with stone piers with moulded cornices at intervals.
Listing NGR: SD6923122134
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184674
- 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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