Carlton House
CARLTON HOUSE, 17 AND 18, ALBERT SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197818
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Carlton House
- Statutory Address:
- CARLTON HOUSE, 17 AND 18, ALBERT SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197818
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Carlton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CARLTON HOUSE, 17 AND 18, ALBERT 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:
- CARLTON HOUSE, 17 AND 18, ALBERT SQUARE
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:
- SJ 83796 98041
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8398SE ALBERT SQUARE 698-1/27/3 (South side) 03/10/74 Nos.17 AND 18 Carlton House
GV II
Formerly known as: Nos.17 AND 18 Bridgewater Buildings ALBERT SQUARE. Club and offices. 1872, by Clegg and Knowles. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof. Rectangular plan. Free Venetian Gothic style. Basement and 4 storeys plus attic, 4 unequal bays, with 3-storey canted oriels in the outer bays, a bracketed cornice and gabled attic dormers over the oriels. Two-centred arched doorway in 3rd bay, with trefoil intrados, shafts and imposts with knobbly foliation; sashed windows throughout, grouped 3:3:2:3, variously segmental-pointed, shouldered, trefoiled and square-headed, and with various forms of enrichment, including shafts with foliated caps and carved panelled aprons. Interior not inspected. History: formerly offices of Bridgewater Canal Company, and premises of Manchester Arts Club.
Listing NGR: SJ8379698041
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 387864
- 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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