Former Congregational Chapel

Former Congregational Chapel, 378-380, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1292311
Date first listed:
20-Jun-1988
List Entry Name:
Former Congregational Chapel
Statutory Address:
Former Congregational Chapel, 378-380, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1292311
Date first listed:
20-Jun-1988
List Entry Name:
Former Congregational Chapel
Statutory Address 1:
Former Congregational Chapel, 378-380, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY

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:
Former Congregational Chapel, 378-380, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY

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 83330 97528

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21/01/2019

SJ8397NW
698-1/30/113

MANCHESTER
DEANSGATE (west side)
No.378-380, Former Congregational Chapel

(Formerly listed as No.378 Artingstalls Auctioneers)

20/06/88

GV
II
Former Congregational Chapel.1858, by Edward Walters; altered. Red brick (part of facade now painted blue), slate roofs. Italianate style. Gable to road. Nave and aisles which incorporate porches at the front ends, with tall square tower rising from south aisle behind porch, all over a basement storey (probably originally the schoolroom).

The gabled east front has a three bay pedimented centre with pilasters, coupled round-headed windows at the lower level and tall round-headed recessed windows above, with carved imposts and glazing with coloured margin panes, a saw-tooth band above the windows, and bracketed cornice to the pediment which contains a crude wheel window. The flanking porches have round-headed doorways with elaborate moulded surrounds including panelled pilasters with carved capitals, and round-headed panelled double doors with glazed top panels; and panels above the doors with oculi in wreath surrounds.

Campanile tower with pilasters making two very tall blank arches in each side, a prominent cornice, square belfry of stone with coupled round-headed openings, and short slated spire with lucarnes, the roof swept over the eaves. South side has five round-headed windows on each floor, all with margin panes and the upper with stone surrounds to the heads, and a clerestory window of three small stepped round-headed lights. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8333097528

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Legacy System number:
388096
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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