Former St Matthews Sunday School
FORMER ST MATTHEWS SUNDAY SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1200806
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Matthews Sunday School
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER ST MATTHEWS SUNDAY SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04073/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1200806
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Matthews Sunday School
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER ST MATTHEWS SUNDAY SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL ROAD
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:
- FORMER ST MATTHEWS SUNDAY SCHOOL, LIVERPOOL 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:
- SJ 83210 97758
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ 8397 NW, 698-1/30/215
LIVERPOOL ROAD
(South side),
Former St. Matthews Sunday School
(Formerly Listed as: LIVERPOOL ROAD
Gunn House)
03/10/74
GV
II
Mission church and Sunday School, now office. Dated 1827 over
door; altered. Red brick in Flemish bond with some sandstone
dressings (roof not visible). Rectangular plan with apsidal
south end, on island site. Simple Gothic style. Gable to
street, two storeys and cellar, three bays, symmetrical, with
pilastered corners, 1st-floor sill-band; slightly raised
centre with two semicircular steps up to 2-centred arched
doorway which has fanlight with intersecting glazing bars, a
large stone plaque above the door inscribed "SUNDAY SCHOOL /
MDCCCXXVII", a large 2-centred arched 3-light window at
1st-floor with intersecting glazing bars, and another stone
plaque above this (worn inscription illegible); smaller
2-centred arched windows to both floors of the outer bays,
with Y-tacery; gable parapet with oculus (now open, the roof
lowered). Five-window sides in similar style.
Listing NGR: SJ8321097758
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388278
- 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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