Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only)

Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only), Wilmslow Road

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1254970
Date first listed:: 25-Feb-1952
List Entry Name:: Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only)
Statutory Address:: Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only), Wilmslow Road

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1254970
Date first listed:: 25-Feb-1952
Date of most recent amendment:: 06-Jun-1994
List Entry Name:: Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only)
Statutory Address 1:: Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only), Wilmslow Road

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University (original portion only), Wilmslow 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 84795 90600

Details

MANCHESTER

SJ8490 WILMSLOW ROAD, Didsbury 698-1/25/675 (East side) 25/02/52 Administration Building at Didsbury Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University

GV II*

(Formerly Listed as Manchester Polytechnic, Didsbury School of Education (original portion only)) (Formerly Listed as WILMSLOW ROAD, Didsbury (East side) Didsbury College of Education)

House, c.1790, altered with extensive additions as Wesleyan Theological College 1842; subsequently altered, and now part of Manchester Metropolitan University. Sandstone ashlar facades, with rear and courtyard walls of red brick in Flemish bond with sandstone dressings, slate roofs with glazed skylights. Four ranges of building enclosing a large rectangular courtyard, with the original house forming an entrance block at the west end, and the ends of the rear range projected as short wings. Classical style. The facade has a 3-storey 5-bay centre breaking forwards, but is otherwise 2-storeyed, with 2-bay side ranges, and end pavilions breaking forwards; the ground floor has channelled rustication, the centre has giant pilasters above this level with acanthus and reed caps, and a pediment, and the end pavilions have paired pilasters; the doorway in the centre is square-headed, with a moulded surround; the end pavilions have tripartite windows, those to the left altered (with stained glass), otherwise all windows are sashed with glazing bars, mostly 12-paned but with 9-pane sashes at 2nd floor. The 3-bay return walls have paired pilasters and similar sashed windows; and continued to the rear of these are lower 12-bay side ranges which have 12-pane sashes at ground floor and 9-pane sashes above, and terminate with rear wings in matching style. The rear range is 16 bays, with pilastered end bays, and the centre rebuilt (in buff brick) with a passage through. The courtyard sides of these ranges have sandstone plinths, bands to both floors, cornices and blocking courses, and 12- and 9-pane sashes with flat-arched heads. Linked to the rear of the entrance block is a former external kitchen over extensive basements, with a small basement area on its north side. (C20 additions attached to south-east corner). Interior: entrance hall with screen of reeded columns distyle in antis, elliptical open-well staircase with wrought-iron balustrade, coved niches and elliptical-arched sashed windows with intersecting glazing bars; axial corridors at 1st floor of side wings, lit by continuous ridged skylights with tilting casement windows; extensive storage basements connected to kitchen range by dumb-waiter (remains of).

Listing NGR: SJ8479590600

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.