Leeds and Liverpool Canal Warehouse
LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL WAREHOUSE, CARR ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243866
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Warehouse
- Statutory Address:
- LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL WAREHOUSE, CARR ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243866
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Warehouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL WAREHOUSE, CARR 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:
- LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL WAREHOUSE, CARR ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Pendle (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nelson
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 85666 38036
Details
The following building shall be added:
SD 85 38 NELSON CARR ROAD Leeds-Liverpool Canal Warehouse 1317-0/0/10000 II
Canal warehouse. Unoccupied at time of inspection (February 1992). c1876, for the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Company, probably by Mr White; altered. Red brick in English bond, with sandstone quoins and dressings plinth of large dressed sandstone blocks, and slate roof. Almost rectangular plan parallel to and immediately adjoining canal. Three storeys, 4:4:2 windows to the canal, with loading bays between these groups and a pitched canopy at 1st-floor from the 7th to the 11th windows, with boarded sides, fretted fringe and corrugated asbestos sheet roof. Segmental-headed 16-pane windows with raised sills, gauged brick arches with keystones and springing blocks, and cast-iron glazing bars which include tilting casement openings. Full- height 3-stage loading bays with quoins jambs and short loading stages, that to the right protected by light-weight asbestos-clad housing with hipped glazed roof above eaves level. Five downspout slots; unusual frieze of bright red brick panels in raised stone framing; roof with 4 large skylights and gable copings. Left (north) gable-wall canted back. Right-hand gable wall has altered 2-stage loading doors served by iron crane mounted on quay and-attached to front corner. Rear has continuous parallel loading bay with pitched corrugated sheet roof and fretted wooden fringe, carried on latticed girder supported by 3 cast-iron columns with protective oval pedestals; loading slots corresponding to those at the front, with iron doors, both protected by housings with hipped roofs; 3 doorways at ground floor with iron doors; fenestration similar to front but less regular. Interior not inspected. HISTORY': one of 9 new warehouses built by the company between 1874 and 1879 at various places between Leeds and Liverpool.
Listing NGR: SD8566638036
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 448306
- 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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