Crumpsall and Cheetham District Library, With Attached Railings
CRUMPSALL AND CHEETHAM DISTRICT LIBRARY, WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS, CHEETHAM HILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197785
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Crumpsall and Cheetham District Library, With Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- CRUMPSALL AND CHEETHAM DISTRICT LIBRARY, WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS, CHEETHAM HILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197785
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Crumpsall and Cheetham District Library, With Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CRUMPSALL AND CHEETHAM DISTRICT LIBRARY, WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS, CHEETHAM HILL ROAD
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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.
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:
- CRUMPSALL AND CHEETHAM DISTRICT LIBRARY, WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS, CHEETHAM HILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 83885 01686
Details
MANCHESTER
SD80SW CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, Cheetham 698-1/2/562 (East side) 03/10/74 Crumpsall and Cheetham District Library, with attached railings
II
Public library, now office and community centre. 1909-11, by Henry Price (the City Architect); altered. Red brick and white limestone with dressings of the same (roof concealed). Rectangular plan on corner site. Edwardian Baroque style. High single storey over basement, 3 wide bays, symmetrical, consisting of projected wings embracing a central entrance lobby with projected porch; with basement of heavily rock-faced masonry, stone quoins to the wings, and high stepped stone parapet. The centre, of limestone ashlar, has a rectangular porch with channelled rustication, a round-headed doorway with voluted keystone and open-pedimented architrave with coupled columns, and semi-spherical roof; the wings have modillioned open pediments, broad quoined pilasters with cartouches lettered "SCOTT" and "MILTON" (left wing) "SHAKESPEARE" and "DICKENS" (right wing), and modillioned friezes and pediments, and in the centre of each wing a tall round-headed window with limestone surround including carved apron and elongated triple keystone. Five-bay left return wall in simpler style, with segmental-headed windows. Basement area protected by wrought-iron railings with limestone piers, geometrical open-work standards, bar railings with attached swags and festoons, and flaming-urn finials. Interior: segmental arcades (blocked); segmental-vaulted ceiling; otherwise altered.
Listing NGR: SD8388501686
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387992
- 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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