Cooke's Buildings
COOKE'S BUILDINGS, ABBEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292630
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Cooke's Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- COOKE'S BUILDINGS, ABBEY ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292630
- Date first listed:
- 06-May-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Dec-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Cooke's Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- COOKE'S BUILDINGS, ABBEY ROAD
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:
- COOKE'S BUILDINGS, ABBEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD1996069680
Details
708-1/5/17
SD16NE
06/05/76
BARROW IN FURNESS
ABBEY ROAD
(South East side)
Cooke's Buildings
(Formerly Listed as:
ABBEY ROAD
Oxford Chambers and Cooke's
Buildings)
GV
II
Commercial buildings. Dated 1875. Red brick with ashlar
dressings and terracotta ornament, slate roof. 3 storeys and
attic; 2 broad bays each with 3-light window flanked by
single-light windows on 1st and 2nd floors. High Victorian
Gothic style. The 3-light windows have plain sashes (except
attic), colonnette mullions and are set in recesses with
mid-floor terracotta panels. Altered ground floor with C20
shop fronts between original pilasters. 1st floor: moulded
sill band; 3-light windows have shouldered transom lights;
single-light windows in recessed ashlar surrounds with
decorative lintels set behind brick, pointed arches with
hoodmoulds (cut back). 2nd floor: square-headed windows linked
by sill and lintel bands. Attic: sill band. Bay 1 has stepped
3-light window with date beneath taller central arch; banded
panel under pointed hoodmould; gable with moulded copings and
finial. Bay 2 has similar window of 3 lights in dormer with
hipped roof and finial; section of coped parapet to each side.
Attic windows all have altered casements above brick infill.
Listing NGR: SD1996069680
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388386
- 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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