The Delaney Building at Crewe and Alsager College
THE DELANEY BUILDING AT CREWE AND ALSAGER COLLEGE, CREWE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330088
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Delaney Building at Crewe and Alsager College
- Statutory Address:
- THE DELANEY BUILDING AT CREWE AND ALSAGER COLLEGE, CREWE ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1330088
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Delaney Building at Crewe and Alsager College
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE DELANEY BUILDING AT CREWE AND ALSAGER COLLEGE, CREWE 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:
- THE DELANEY BUILDING AT CREWE AND ALSAGER COLLEGE, CREWE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crewe
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 71770 55110
Details
SJ 75 NW FORMER BOROUGH OF CREWE CREWE ROAD
2/40 The Delaney Building at Crewe and Alsager College
II
One of the original buildings of the former Crewe Teacher Training College and still used for similar purposes, 1911 (in pediment) by H Beswick (County Architect). In terra cotta and Accrington red bricks with slate roof. "H" plan, 11 bay, single storey front but with 2-storey section at the rear (north). High-standing, (Assembly Hall) 7-bays-wide projecting centre, with lower 2-bay wings either side. Centre bay flanked by brick pilasters, with terra cotta bases and bands, supporting a terra cotta pediment, with three corn stooks, cartouche and date in the tympanum. Lower, open pediments, to end bays of centre section, on pilasters which frame recessed openings with archivolts. There are small circular 4-keystone panels in the tympanum. Moulded terra cotta plinth, sills, string course and console cornice. Mullion and transome windows with hopper lights and semi-circular transome lights and bullseye windows above. Plain brick parapet with moulded coping. Side wings plainer with flat headed hopper and pivot windows dressed in terra cotta, lightly moulded cornice and brick parapet with moulded coping. Octagonal drum with corner shafts supporting lead covered cupola with weather vane. Rear section of building of no interest.
Listing NGR: SJ7177055110
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56684
- 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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