Former Police and Ambulance Station
FORMER POLICE AND AMBULANCE STATION, GOULDEN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292052
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Former Police and Ambulance Station
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER POLICE AND AMBULANCE STATION, GOULDEN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292052
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Former Police and Ambulance Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER POLICE AND AMBULANCE STATION, GOULDEN 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:
- FORMER POLICE AND AMBULANCE STATION, GOULDEN 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:
- SJ8471098885
Details
SJ8498
698-1/17/449
20/01/92
MANCHESTER
GOULDEN STREET, Ancoats
(North East side)
Former Police and Ambulance Station
II
Former police and fire station. Mid to later C19, altered and
part reduced. Red brick with some sandstone ashlar, hipped
slate roofs. Rectangular plan on island site incorporating
office and domestic block on west side, cell range to south of
this, with tall chimney stack, and fire engine garage on east
side, all within a curtain wall. One, 2 and 4 storeys, with
basements. Curtain wall with sandstone ashlar plinth,
rusticated quoins to the angles, plain cornice and parapet
carried round. The principal feature of the entrance front on
the west side is the gable end of the 4-storey main block,
which has a 3-bay facade of ashlar, in classical style, the
ground floor pilastered and panelled, with a cornice, a giant
arcade of round-headed blank arches to the upper floors, with
plain pilasters, moulded imposts and moulded heads with volute
keystones, frieze with raised lettering "POLICE STATION B
DIVISION", a prominent modillioned cornice, and a balustraded
parapet with carved shield of Arms in the centre (with lion
and unicorn supporters) under a segmental pediment. To the
left is a short rebuilt section of the curtain wall containing
a square-headed wagon doorway with square cast-iron pillars,
and left of this the ground floor facade of a formerly similar
tall block on this corner. To the right of the main block the
curtain wall is blind, and rising above it is a tall
rectangular chimney with panelled sides and stone cornice with
brackets. The right-hand return wall, which includes the south
end of a 2-storey block (containing 1st-floor drill hall) has
2 small and 2 large doorways (all apparently inserted
doorways). The east side is almost filled by a colonnade of 13
garage doorways with square panelled cast-iron columns and
wooden lintels. Interior: many original features including
offices with domestic quarters above, prison cells with plain
wooden bunks, etc. Representative of growth of administrative
institutions of large city; strikingly defensive design,
making an interesting comparison with the later Police and
Fire Station in London Road (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SJ8471098885
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388149
- 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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