Museum and Art Gallery
MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, BOLD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1161270
- Date first listed:
- 04-Apr-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Museum and Art Gallery
- Statutory Address:
- MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, BOLD STREET
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- Date:
- 1999-08-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/01680/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1161270
- Date first listed:
- 04-Apr-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Museum and Art Gallery
- Statutory Address 1:
- MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, BOLD 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:
- MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, BOLD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Warrington (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 60431 87959
Details
1. BOLD STREET STREET 5150 (West Side) Museum and Art Gallery SJ 6087 2/25 II GV
2. 1855-57 by John Dobson of Newcastle. Red brick and stone, 2 storeys. Top cornice on modillions, quoins, band, centre projecting with entrance with Tuscan pilasters, arid 2 tripartite windows at each side with cornices. Above are 5 blank stone panels instead of windows (the centre one carved with "museum and library" ), Museum Street facade has simpler entrance in centre, and 5 windows and 8 panels (3 bays are original, the rest added later in similar style). Interior has iron staircase.
Nos 12, 9 to 21 (odd), the Museum and Art Gallery, No 10 Egypt Street, all the listed buildings in Palmyra Square, Nos 3 to 13 (odd) Springfield Street and Nos 13 and 15 Suez Street form a group.
Listing NGR: SJ6043187959
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 58752
- 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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