Princes Buildings
PRINCES BUILDINGS, 18,20,24-28, OXFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1246285
- Date first listed:
- 04-Apr-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Princes Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- PRINCES BUILDINGS, 18,20,24-28, OXFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1246285
- Date first listed:
- 04-Apr-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Princes Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRINCES BUILDINGS, 18,20,24-28, OXFORD 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:
- PRINCES BUILDINGS, 18,20,24-28, OXFORD 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 83960 97776
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8497NE OXFORD STREET 698-1/31/264 (West side) 04/04/74 Nos.18,20,24-28 (Even) Princes Buildings
GV II
Shops and offices, entirely rebuilt late C20 except the facade. 1903, by I.R.E.Birkett. Pale buff brick with dressings of matching terracotta. Art Nouveau style. Four storeys and 8 bays, with attic (except over 8th bay). Facade dominated by exuberant attic which has 5 bays of 3- and 2-light windows with semi-circular sunk parapets forming an undulating line punctuated by 8 tall chimneys, and elaborate open balustrades in the 1st and 7th bays. Otherwise, the ground floor has a round-headed archway to the 1st bay, shallow segmental-headed arches to the 7th and 8th, and square-headed openings in the others, mostly with arched glazing, and with Art Nouveau decoration on the piers between; the 1st and 7th bays have giant 3-storey segmental arches containing 2-storey canted oriels, the intermediate bays have 2-light windows and Lombard friezes, the 8th bay has 4-light windows to the 1st and 2nd floors with dropped sills to the centre lights, and all windows have surrounds with elaborate terracotta enrichment.
Listing NGR: SJ8396097776
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 454850
- 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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