Hydes Anvil Brewery
HYDES ANVIL BREWERY, MOSS LANE WEST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291088
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Hydes Anvil Brewery
- Statutory Address:
- HYDES ANVIL BREWERY, MOSS LANE WEST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291088
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Hydes Anvil Brewery
- Statutory Address 1:
- HYDES ANVIL BREWERY, MOSS LANE WEST
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:
- HYDES ANVIL BREWERY, MOSS LANE WEST
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 83197 95858
Details
SK 89 NW, 698-1/4/857
MANCHESTER,
MOSS LANE WEST,
Moss Side
Hydes Anvil Brewery
II
Brewery. 1861. For Greatorex Brothers. Red brick with stone
dressings and slate roof. Various ranges group around a large
courtyard. Mainly two storeys with 3-storey ranges to rear.
Central gateway with elaborate gate piers and pedestrian gate
to left with moulded architrave and pediment. To left a
2-storey 4-window range with sash or sash-type windows set in
moulded frames or architraves and with segmental arched head.
Ground floor quoins, impost band and 1st-floor sill band.
Modillion cornice. Behind this facing the courtyard further
2-storey ranges with various sashed casements and doorways and
two gables with overhanging eaves and windows beneath
round-arched heads. A further range with roof louvre adjoins
rear range which has three groups of windows facing the courtyard.
Central gable with clock and ornamental finial. C20 loading
bays beneath. This range to rear facing has tall arches
running through two storeys with windows recessed behind them, a
cornice above and three groups of windows with moulded frames and
cambered heads. Sides similar with that to west having the base
of a truncated stack and a roof louvre. To the right of the
courtyard in front of part of the rear range a 2-storey range
with a blind arcade of tall arches on all sides filled by
various windows. This range has a cornice and full-length roof
louvre. In front of this range are other lower 2-storey range
with three gables facing and small lantern louvres. Another small
range to right of the entrance gateway. Interior not
inspected.
The brewery was built by the Greatorex Brothers as
Queen's Brewery in 1861 and has been occupied by Hyde's
Brewery itself established in the early 1860's, since 1899.
Listing NGR: SJ8319795858
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388335
- 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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