The City Public House

THE CITY PUBLIC HOUSE, 133, OLDHAM STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1271456
Date first listed:
03-Oct-1974
List Entry Name:
The City Public House
Statutory Address:
THE CITY PUBLIC HOUSE, 133, OLDHAM STREET
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1271456
Date first listed:
03-Oct-1974
List Entry Name:
The City Public House
Statutory Address 1:
THE CITY PUBLIC HOUSE, 133, OLDHAM 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE CITY PUBLIC HOUSE, 133, OLDHAM 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 84611 98658

Details

MANCHESTER

SJ8498 OLDHAM STREET 698-1/17/263 (North West side) 03/10/74 No.133 The City PH

II

Formerly known as: The Prince of Orange PH OLDHAM STREET. Public house. Probably late C18, altered c.1870. Stucco on brick (roof concealed). Narrow rectangular plan at right-angles to street. Three storeys and 2 windows; good inn front at ground floor including pilasters with scrolled capitals, carved floral panels, round-headed doorway to left, round-headed window to right and arched rectangular window in centre all with carved spandrels and radiating glazing bars in the fanlights; dentilled frieze and painted fascia with large ball finials to the end brackets. Each upper floor has a painted relief panel flanked by sashed windows without glazing bars: the panel at 1st floor depicts the arrival of William and Mary, welcomed by Britannia curtseying and presenting a crown, and by a pair of helmeted women, a parson with raised arms and an angel with a trumpet, and the panel at 2nd floor contains the Royal Arms with lion and unicorn. Large panel between floors painted "THE CITY"; coped parapet. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8461198658

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
454832
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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