Victoria Mill
VICTORIA MILL, LOWER VICKERS STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1197924
- Date first listed:
- 29-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria Mill
- Statutory Address:
- VICTORIA MILL, LOWER VICKERS STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1197924
- Date first listed:
- 29-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria Mill
- Statutory Address 1:
- VICTORIA MILL, LOWER VICKERS 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:
- VICTORIA MILL, LOWER VICKERS STREET
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 85909 99261
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8599 LOWER VICKERS STREET, Miles Platting 698-1/15/747 (South side) 29/11/88 Victoria Mill
GV II*
Cotton spinning mill, now disused; a double mill built in 2 phases in 1869 and 1873. George Woodhouse, architect, for William Holland. Red brick with yellow brick dressings; roof not visible but probably slate. Fire-proof internal structure. U-plan formed by 2 large rectangular spinning mills, joined by a central engine house. Symmetrically planned about a central stair turret wrapped around the chimney with engine house (rebuilt in 1902 on conversion to rope drive) and boiler house to the rear, in the centre of a narrow courtyard formed by the 2 mill ranges to either side of the stair tower, a 3-window range, that to left with former internal engine house marked by partially blocked round-arched window; the right hand range obscured by a brick shaft of 1920. This central block is flanked by the 2 spinning mills, each a 6-storey, 11x10 bay block, with stressed angle pilasters (extended as privy towers to N elevation). Italianate detail of spinning mills, which have segmentally headed windows to 5 storeys, and coupled round-headed windows to the upper storey, arcaded with shafts and continuous sill band. 2-window towers towards centre of each mill appear to be later additions. Interior not inspected, but constructional system almost certainly transverse brick arches carried on cast iron columns. Ancillary buildings survive to NW of site, but former blowing rooms and offices, which were built parallel to the front of the mill across a narrow yard, and a range of ancillary buildings to the SE are no longer extant. A very large double mill for its date, which makes striking use of a distinctive industrial architectural vocabulary (especially in the economical design of combined stair tower and chimney). An excellent example of the development of a specifically industrial architecture, and of the work of George Woodhouse.
Listing NGR: SJ8590999261
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388305
- 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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