Former Hydraulic Power Station in Grounds of City College
FORMER HYDRAULIC POWER STATION IN GROUNDS OF CITY COLLEGE, WATER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254724
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Former Hydraulic Power Station in Grounds of City College
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER HYDRAULIC POWER STATION IN GROUNDS OF CITY COLLEGE, WATER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254724
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jul-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Former Hydraulic Power Station in Grounds of City College
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER HYDRAULIC POWER STATION IN GROUNDS OF CITY COLLEGE, WATER STREET
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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.
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:
- FORMER HYDRAULIC POWER STATION IN GROUNDS OF CITY COLLEGE, WATER 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 83285 98315
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8398 WATER STREET
698-1/16/426 (West side)
23/07/92 Former Hydraulic Power Station in
grounds of City College
II
Hydraulic power generating station, now part of college
workshops. 1907-9, altered. Red brick with sandstone
dressings, iron reservoirs, slate roof. Built on east bank of
River Irwell. Irregular rectangular plan at right-angles to
river. Baroque style. Two and 3 storeys, in form resembling
nave with aisles, the aisles flat-roofed and surmounted by
large rectangular reservoirs at the end close to the river,
with tower on south side. Asymmetrical 4-bay east gable end,
with stone plinth, banded pilasters, moulded cornice with
parapet ramped up to open-pedimented gable over 3rd bay; tall
segmental-headed windows in 2nd, 3rd and 4th bays, that in the
3rd bay with a doorway beneath, all mullion-and-transomed with
arched lights and small-pane glazing in the heads; pairs of
smaller but similar windows on 2 levels in the 1st bay, and
all these windows with triple keystones; narrow triple-light
window in gable with banded surround and arched lights. Glazed
clerestory; rectangular tower set back behind 1st bay, with
pilasters. West end (overlooking river) has 4 oblong 4-light
windows with glazing like that at the east end, gabled end of
nave over the 2 centre bays and panelled iron reservoirs on
the aisles. One of 3 built as part of system for supplying
hydraulic power to lifts and hoists of commercial warehouses
in city centre; continued in use until 1972. Very unusual
survival.
Listing NGR: SJ8328598315
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 457830
- 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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