Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Former Lower Byrom Street Warehouse
MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, FORMER LOWER BYROM STREET WAREHOUSE, LOWER BYROM STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283016
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Former Lower Byrom Street Warehouse
- Statutory Address:
- MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, FORMER LOWER BYROM STREET WAREHOUSE, LOWER BYROM STREET
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/04281/10
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283016
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Former Lower Byrom Street Warehouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, FORMER LOWER BYROM STREET WAREHOUSE, LOWER BYROM 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.
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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:
- MANCHESTER MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, FORMER LOWER BYROM STREET WAREHOUSE, LOWER BYROM 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 83172 97868
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8397NW LOWER BYROM STREET 698-1/30/230 (West side) Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, former Lower Byrom Street warehouse
GV II
Formerly known as: Lower Byrom Street Warehouse of Liverpool Road Station LOWER BYROM STREET. Railway goods warehouse, now part of museum complex. 1880, altered. Red brick with dressings of red brick and some sandstone, slate and glass roof. Large rectangular plan on east-west axis with entrances for railway lines through west end. Three storeys and basement, with south facade of 7 gabled bays, each bay having 2 pairs of windows; blue brick plinth and bands between floors with vertical strips extended to the windows; segmental-headed windows diminishing in the height, with stone imposts and blue brick keystones and arch-bands, iron-framed small-pane glazing; large segmental-headed wagon archways to the 2nd, 3rd and 5th bays, 2-stage loading slot to the upper floors of the 3rd bay. Eight-window west end, with 2 large square train entrances at ground floor; staggered east end with 4-window main facade, altered entrance at ground floor.
Listing NGR: SJ8317297868
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388297
- 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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