Hindley Library and Museum
HINDLEY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1287213
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Hindley Library and Museum
- Statutory Address:
- HINDLEY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/03283/33
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1287213
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Hindley Library and Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- HINDLEY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET 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:
- HINDLEY LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 61740 04447
Details
HINDLEY MARKET STREET SD 60 SW (north-west side) 10/84 Hindley Library - and Museum - II Library and Museum. 1886. By Thomas Worthington. Brick with stone dressings and slate roofs. 2 storeys,with basement, 6 bays, the 1st, entrance bay projects under pyramidal roof. Sill courses and string courses, top cornice and parapet. 2nd to 6th bays have flanking half-octagonal shafts capped by finials. 3rd, 4th and 5th bays have stone 2-storey bay windows with recessed curved angles; 1:2:1-light double- chamfered-mullioned windows with 2 transoms. 2nd and 6th bays have narrow windows with transoms to ground floor. All windows have leaded glazing with rectangular quarries. 1st bay has round-headed entrance with 2-bay porch; round arches on round piers, paired to centre; angle octagonal turrets and arcaded balustrade over frieze inscribed: "THE LEYLAND FREE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 1886", 2 heraldic beasts to turrets suppport armorial bearings. To 1st floor 2 narrow windows each with round tympanum and hood mould. Roof has lantern stage of 5 lights to each side. Stone-coped brick basement area wall with iron rail. Left return is similar, of 2 bays, the 1st projects under coped gable and has 2-storey canted bay window; the 2nd has small window and plaque to ground floor, paired 2-light windows with 2 mullions and round tympana, with bosses and hood moulds to 1st floor. Interior has 1st floor room with arch-braced canted roof, the central section with moulded beams. To one end a large book case with decorative panels, broken segmental pediment and armorial bearing (Leyland), frieze inscribed "LEYLAND COLLECTION". Adjoining room has moulded beams and fireplace.
Listing NGR: SD6174004447
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 402915
- 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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