Former Electricity Power Station
FORMER ELECTRICITY POWER STATION, WINSER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255031
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former Electricity Power Station
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER ELECTRICITY POWER STATION, WINSER STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255031
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former Electricity Power Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER ELECTRICITY POWER STATION, WINSER 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:
- FORMER ELECTRICITY POWER STATION, WINSER 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 84194 97714
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8497NW WINSER STREET 698-1/32/444 (West side) Former Electricity Power Station
GV II
Electicity power generating station, now part electicity sub-station and part central-heating generator for the locality. 1901, altered. Red brick with sandstone dressings (roof not visible). Trapeziform plan on island site adjacent to Rochdale Canal and former canal basin immediately to rear. Five bays to Winser Street and 7 bays to Bloom Street. Industrial Baroque style. Regular aracaded facade to Bloom Street: stone-banded piers and giant round-headed arches with keystones, openings with large stone mullions and transoms, the 1st, 3rd and 5th wth louvred screens and the others blind or blocked; pilastered upper levels with cornices and parapet. Winser Street facade similar but less regular, with 3-window office in centre. Large octagonal chimney. Unusual survival of early example of local electricity station, and important functional component of this warehousing locality; forms part of group with No.102 and No.104 Bloom Street (q.v.), No.2 and No.12 Harter Street (q.v.) and Nos 54 and 56 Princess Street (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SJ8419497714
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 458617
- 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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