Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery

Sharpes Pottery Heritage and Art Centre, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1205042
Date first listed:
14-Oct-1981
List Entry Name:
Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery
Statutory Address:
Sharpes Pottery Heritage and Art Centre, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1205042
Date first listed:
14-Oct-1981
Date of most recent amendment:
08-Jan-1982
List Entry Name:
Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery
Statutory Address 1:
Sharpes Pottery Heritage and Art Centre, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

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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:
Sharpes Pottery Heritage and Art Centre, West Street, Swadlincote, DE11 9DG

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

County:
Derbyshire
District:
South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SK2983519572

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20/02/2020

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WEST STREET (south side)
Sharpe's Pottery Heritage and Art Centre
Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery

(Formerly listed as The premises of S A Ratcliffe and P J Frames along street boundary, WEST STREET, previously listed as The premises of Marilyn Engineering Company along street boundary)

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Early C19. Formerly front range of pottery works. Red brick with plinth. Tiled hipped roof with truncated chimney stack and gable over first floor loading door. Two storeys. Circa seven bays width. Generally two or three light fixed windows with glazing bars (and some modern glazing in earlier window spaces), cambered arches. Ground floor also has two sets of loading doors.

Listing NGR: SK2983519572

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
82584
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.

Ordnance survey map of Front range of former Sharpe's Pottery

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