Former Counting House and Workmens' Cottages at Abbeydale Works Museum
FORMER COUNTING HOUSE AND WORKMENS' COTTAGES AT ABBEYDALE WORKS MUSEUM, ABBEYDALE ROAD SOUTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1271385
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Former Counting House and Workmens' Cottages at Abbeydale Works Museum
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER COUNTING HOUSE AND WORKMENS' COTTAGES AT ABBEYDALE WORKS MUSEUM, ABBEYDALE ROAD SOUTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1271385
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Dec-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Former Counting House and Workmens' Cottages at Abbeydale Works Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER COUNTING HOUSE AND WORKMENS' COTTAGES AT ABBEYDALE WORKS MUSEUM, ABBEYDALE ROAD SOUTH
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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 COUNTING HOUSE AND WORKMENS' COTTAGES AT ABBEYDALE WORKS MUSEUM, ABBEYDALE ROAD SOUTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 32574 81999
Details
SHEFFIELD
SK38SW ABBEYDALE ROAD SOUTH 784-1/9/7 (East side) 01/05/52 Former counting house and workmens' cottages at Abbeydale Works Museum (Formerly Listed as: ABBEYDALE ROAD SOUTH (East side) Counting house and 3 cottages at Abbeydale Works)
GV II*
Formerly known as: Cottage row (3 cottages) adjoining Water Mill ABBEYDALE ROAD SOUTH. Counting house and workmens' cottages, now education centre, cafe and house. 1786-93, restored 1970. Coursed squared stone with stone slate roofs and 2 gable and single ridge brick stacks. Quoins. 2 storeys; 5 window range of glazing bar casements. Counting house, to left, has a loft door flanked by single 2-light casements and below, a beaded plank door flanked to left by two 2-light casements. Openings have stone lintels and sills. Cottages, to right, have three 3-light casements and below, a central board door flanked by single 3-light casements. To left, a similar door and to right, a 4-light casement. Ground floor openings have stone flat arches and windows have plank shutters. The counting house was later used as a crown scythe warehouse. (Sheffield City Museums Publications: Peatman J: Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet: Sheffield: 1985-: 23).
Listing NGR: SK3257481999
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 455108
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Peatman, J, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, (1985), 23
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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