National House
36-46, CROSS STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247611
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- National House
- Statutory Address:
- 36-46, CROSS STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247611
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1974
- List Entry Name:
- National House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 36-46, CROSS STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- NATIONAL HOUSE, 34 AND 36, ST ANN 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:
- 36-46, CROSS STREET
- Statutory Address:
- NATIONAL HOUSE, 34 AND 36, ST ANN STREET
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 83843 98338
Details
MANCHESTER,
SJ8398SE, ST ANN STREET,
698-1/27/383, (South side),
Nos. 34 AND 36,
National House
03/10/74
GV
II
Includes: Nos.36 TO 46 CROSS STREET.
Conservative club, now shops at ground floor. 1875, by Horton
and Bridgeford; altered. Sandstone ashlar (roof concealed).
Baroque style. Three storeys, three bays, symmetrical, plus curved
left corner to Cross Street; with much enrichment, including
banded corner pilasters, an elaborate pedimented centre with
superimposed orders through all floors, coved eaves with
coupled brackets to a prominent cornice, and a balustraded
parapet. The centre has coupled pilasters to all floors
(banded Tuscan at ground floor, Ionic at first floor, Corinthian
at second floor), a segmental-headed doorway at ground floor with
carved surround, double doors with pedimented panels, and an
elaborate doorcase with banded columns, carved tympanum and
segmental open pediment; Venetian windows at 1st and 2nd
floors, the centre light framed by Ionic columns at 1st floor
and Corinthian pilasters at 2nd floor, those at 1st floor
supporting a curved frieze and pierced balcony; and carving in
the pediment with shields, swags and putti. The outer bays
have segmental-headed windows at 1st and 2nd floors in
similarly elaborate architraves, those at 1st floor with open
pediments and those at 2nd floor with cornices, all richly
carved and with pierced aprons. Cylindrical corner oriel with
round-headed windows and elaborate enrichment. Seven bay
facade to Cross Street with banded piers at ground floor, and
regular fenestration to the upper floors, the windows matching
those at the front but with 1st-floor pediments alternately
segmental. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ8384798341
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 457201
- 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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