18 AND 20, NICHOLAS STREET
18 AND 20, NICHOLAS STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244990
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1977
- List Entry Name:
- 18 AND 20, NICHOLAS STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 18 AND 20, NICHOLAS STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244990
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1977
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Nov-1997
- List Entry Name:
- 18 AND 20, NICHOLAS STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 18 AND 20, NICHOLAS 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:
- 18 AND 20, NICHOLAS STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Burnley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 84078 32381
Details
BURNLEY
SD8432SW NICHOLAS STREET 906-1/20/102 (East side) 29/09/77 Nos.18 AND 20 (Formerly Listed as: NICHOLAS STREET (East side) Nos.18-24 (Even))
GV II
Poor Law Union offices, now council offices. 1866. By William Waddington & Son; altered. Rock-faced sandstone with freestone dressings and hipped slate roofs on 2 levels. Florentine style. Elongated rectangular plan in 3 parts with a central 2-storey hall flanked by offices. 2 storeys, 3:4:4 windows, the central element higher and the flanking ranges slightly set back; with a chamfered plinth, sillbands, string-courses between the floors and bracketed eaves cornices. The central portion has recessed segmental-headed 4-pane sashed windows at ground floor with foliated moulding to the heads, and tall round-headed windows at 1st floor with 2-centred arched extradoses, foliated intradoses and impost bands, and sashed glazing with round-arched glazing bars in the upper leaves and etched crowns on the glass. Immediately to the left the 3rd bay of the left-hand office range has a large round-headed doorway with panelled chamfered pilasters, foliated spandrels and a dentilled cornice; to the right, the other office range has a simpler doorway in the 2nd bay; otherwise, both flanking ranges have 4-pane sashed windows, those at ground floor square-headed and those above segmental-headed. Ridge chimneys flanking the centre and gable chimneys at both ends. INTERIOR not inspected. Forms group with Nos 22 & 24 adjoining to the right (qv).
Listing NGR: SD8406932367
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 467151
- 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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