18 and 20 Market Street

18 AND 20, MARKET STREET, BACUP

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1163269
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
18 and 20 Market Street
Statutory Address:
18 AND 20, MARKET STREET, BACUP
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1163269
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
18 and 20 Market Street
Statutory Address 1:
18 AND 20, MARKET STREET, BACUP

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
18 AND 20, MARKET STREET, BACUP

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lancashire
District:
Rossendale (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SD 86836 22904

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19/11/2015


SD 82 SE
13/35

BACUP,
MARKET STREET,
Nos. 18 and 20

(Formerly listed as Nos. 18 and 20 (Taj Mahal Restaurant))

II

Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank, c.1870. Sandstone, slate roof with one chimney stack on the ridge, one at the right side, another at rear. Roughly square plan on sloping corner site. Two and a half storeys with basement, in Scottish baronial style. Front to Market Street formed by 2 unequal gabled bays and corner turret which incorporates entrance; ground floor has pointed arched windows, coupled in the 1st bay and triple in the 2nd, each with a projecting frieze the 2nd of which is larger and supported on the heads of carved beasts clasping shields; 1st floor windows similarly disposed are sashed without glazing bars; gable of 1st bay contains carved coat of arms, gable of 2nd bay has stepped 3-light sashed window and is lettered above and below this "THE" "LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE". Corner turret, square at ground floor with arched doorway which has hoodmould, continues at 1st floor in cylindrical form with 2 lancets, deep parapet, and swept out conical lead-clad roof. Right return wall (to Union Street) has a monopitched roofed cloister with 5 lancets linking with 3 ½-storey gabled bay to rear, which has a studded door with pointed arched fanlight enclosed by a hoodmould terminating with carved shields; basement window of 4 lancets, otherwise all windows this side are coupled sashes without glazing bars. Deck to doorway protected by spear-headed iron railings.


Listing NGR: SD8683622904

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Legacy System number:
185612
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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