20, Cannon Street and Old Peoples Day Centre, Eagle Street
20, Cannon Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072749
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- 20, Cannon Street and Old Peoples Day Centre, Eagle Street
- Statutory Address:
- 20, Cannon Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072749
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- 20, Cannon Street and Old Peoples Day Centre, Eagle Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 20, Cannon Street
- Statutory Address 2:
- Old Peoples Day Centre, Eagle 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:
- 20, Cannon Street
- Statutory Address:
- Old Peoples Day Centre, Eagle Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Hyndburn (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 75836 28521
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 03/06/2020
SD 72 NE
7/11
ACCRINGTON
CANNON STREET
No.20
II
Includes Old People's Day Centre, Eagle Street.
Former Manchester and Liverpool Bank, c.1865, now premises of Environmental Health Department. Ashlar, slate roof.
Main facade to Eagle Street has single storey flat roofed pavilion on left, gabled porch and entrance hall, two-storey block on the right. Italian Gothic style. Modillioned cornice carries round the whole, pavilion and porch having a saw-tooth pattern below this; parapet of pavilion rises over the porch to form a shaped gable bearing a carved coat of arms. Centre of pavilion breaks forward to form a bay with a triple window. To right of porch, two-storey block has four windows on each floor. Ground floor windows throughout have round intrados and pointed extrados to each light, roll-moulded jambs and heads, crocketed imposts; segmental-headed sashed 1st floor windows with linked stilted hood moulds; prominent cornice. Various medallions between window heads at ground floor, those in the right return wall lettered "M & L" and "DE". Rear wing rock-faced stone, in similar style, was original domestic quarters.
Listing NGR: SD7583628521
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 183807
- 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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