Railway Viaduct Linking Bridge Over Irwell to Liverpool Road Station
RAILWAY VIADUCT LINKING BRIDGE OVER IRWELL TO LIVERPOOL ROAD STATION, WATER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254726
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Viaduct Linking Bridge Over Irwell to Liverpool Road Station
- Statutory Address:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT LINKING BRIDGE OVER IRWELL TO LIVERPOOL ROAD STATION, WATER STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254726
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Railway Viaduct Linking Bridge Over Irwell to Liverpool Road Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT LINKING BRIDGE OVER IRWELL TO LIVERPOOL ROAD STATION, 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:
- RAILWAY VIADUCT LINKING BRIDGE OVER IRWELL TO LIVERPOOL ROAD STATION, 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 82918 97896
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8297 WATER STREET 698-1/18/428 (West side) 20/06/88 Railway viaduct linking bridge over Irwell to Liverpool Road Station (Formerly Listed as: WATER STREET (West side) Railway bridge (etc), attached viaduct, animal ramp, north of Liverpool Road)
GV II
Railway viaduct, with attached animal ramp at east end of south side, including bridge carrying railway line over Water Street to former Liverpool Road Station. 1830 with bridge rebuilt 1905. Brick viaduct, iron bridge. Viaduct has arcade of segmental arches (that at the west end with springing built into stone abutment of bridge over river); animal ramp attached at right-angles, also of brick with parapets and cobbled deck. Iron-girder bridge over street. Retaining wall to Water Street with monumental banding. Although re-built, forms integral element of railway structures associated with Liverpool Road Station, the first passenger railway station in the world, linking it to the bridge over the river Irwell.
Listing NGR: SJ8291897896
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 457833
- 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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