7, SOUTHMILL STREET, 1-5, CENTRAL STREET

1-5, CENTRAL STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1293203
Date first listed:
03-Oct-1974
List Entry Name:
7, SOUTHMILL STREET, 1-5, CENTRAL STREET
Statutory Address:
1-5, CENTRAL STREET
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1293203
Date first listed:
03-Oct-1974
List Entry Name:
7, SOUTHMILL STREET, 1-5, CENTRAL STREET
Statutory Address 1:
1-5, CENTRAL STREET
Statutory Address 2:
7, SOUTHMILL STREET

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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:
1-5, CENTRAL STREET
Statutory Address:
7, SOUTHMILL 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:
SJ 83772 98022

Details

MANCHESTER

SJ8398SE CENTRAL STREET 698-1/27/42 (North side) 03/10/74 Nos.1 TO 5 (Odd)

GV II

Includes: No.7 SOUTHMILL STREET. Probably a warehouse, subsequently Post Office, now offices etc. Mid to later C19, altered. Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings (roof concealed). Long rectangular plan. Simplified palazzo style. Four storeys and basement, a 16-bay facade, very regular; with rusticated vermiculated plinth, rusticated quoins, sill-bands to the upper floors, and a frieze of roundels; an arcaded ground floor of round-headed arches which have coupled piers, moulded imposts and keyed moulded heads, containing segmental-headed windows to the basement and round-headed sashes to the ground floor, except the 8th arch which is a doorway, the 10th which has an inserted doorway, and the last, which is a waggon arch; recessed segmental-headed sashes without glazing bars on all upper floors, all with moulded surrounds and stilted hoodmoulds with keystones. Four-bay left return wall (7 Southmill Street) in matching style. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8377298022

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
387975
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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