Former Department of Metallurgy, University of Manchester, and Attached Railings
FORMER DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, OXFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271344
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Former Department of Metallurgy, University of Manchester, and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, OXFORD ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271344
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Former Department of Metallurgy, University of Manchester, and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, OXFORD ROAD
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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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 DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, OXFORD 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 84526 96661
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8496 OXFORD ROAD, Chorlton-On-Medlock 698-1/21/606 (West side) 21/09/73 Former Dept. of Metallurgy, University of Manchester, and attached railings
GV II
Dental hospital, now university department building. 1908, by Charles Heathcote. Red brick with liberal dressings of limestone; slate and glass roof. Roughly rectangular plan on corner site, at right-angles to street. Edwardian Baroque style. Three storeys and attic, 3 bays (2:1:2 windows), symmetrical, the centre breaking forwards slightly; with stone quoins, prominent modillioned cornice, parapet, and hipped roof. The centre bay has full-height stone pilasters and an open-segmental pediment with a cartouche; a semi-circular porch at ground floor with Ionic columns, entablature with cornice, and half-domed roof; a large window at 1st floor (like the others at this level, see below) and a stone balcony with wrought-iron railings and a round-headed window at 2nd floor. The outer bays have 2 windows to each floor, those at ground floor segmental-headed 12 -pane sashes with keystones, those at 1st floor 3-leaf 18-pane sashes in moulded architraves with triple keystones; and oeil-de-boeuf windows at 2nd floor with triple keystones and swags. Wrought-iron forecourt railings to left and right, with simplified Art Nouveau standards. Close to the front corner of the right-hand return side is a full-height semi-circular bay which has stone bands to ground and 1st floors, stone top floor with swags, cornice carried round and balustraded parapet. Long range to rear of this mostly in functional style, with sky-light roof. Interior not inspected. Forms group with Manchester Museum (q.v.) and University of Manchester (q.v.) to left.
Listing NGR: SJ8452696661
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 454841
- 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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