Victoria Buildings
VICTORIA BUILDINGS, 2,4 AND 4A, BROAD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268535
- Date first listed:
- 14-Oct-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- VICTORIA BUILDINGS, 2,4 AND 4A, BROAD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268535
- Date first listed:
- 14-Oct-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Victoria Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- VICTORIA BUILDINGS, 2,4 AND 4A, BROAD STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- VICTORIA BUILDINGS, ST EDWARD 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:
- VICTORIA BUILDINGS, 2,4 AND 4A, BROAD STREET
- Statutory Address:
- VICTORIA BUILDINGS, ST EDWARD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Staffordshire Moorlands (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leek
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 98350 56330
Details
LEEK
SJ9856SW ST EDWARD STREET
611-1/6/124 (West side)
Victoria Buildings
GV II
Includes: Nos.2, 4 AND 4A Victoria Buildings BROAD STREET.
Terrace of shops with accommodation above, occupying corner
site. Dated 1897. Designed by James G Smith for Henry
Bermingham, a local silk manufacturer. Ashlar to ground floor,
half-timbering above. Plain-tiled roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 shop fronts to Broad Street elevation, in moulded
stone arches, a single original shop front surviving to the
right, with inset door to left and mullioned upper lights.
Other shop fronts inserted in original openings. Doorway
giving access to upper floors between the shop fronts to right
of centre with bulls-eye window and date above, and paired
2-light mullioned windows to right.
Similar shop front across angle with St Edward Street
elevation, which has a further original shop front. Moulded
cornice over ground floor, then 4 gabled bays to Broad Street
elevation, variously fenestrated with 2 and 4-light mullioned
windows on each floor. Lozenge leadwork to all windows.
Shallow oriel windows to attic storey. Close-studded timbering
with arched tension braces, and arcading beneath the windows
of the upper storey. Canted gable across angle with St Edward
Street elevation, with 2-light mullioned window on each floor.
Wide gable to St Edward Street with shop front and adjacent
doorway to ground floor, paired 3-light mullioned windows to
first floor, and 6-light mullioned window in wide gable apex,
which is enriched with ogee decorative timbering. End wall and
axial stacks, all with star-shaped shafts and corbelled caps.
Prominent and intricately detailed example of revival 'black
and white'.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ9835056330
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461698
- 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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