County Stand at Aintree Racecourse
COUNTY STAND AT AINTREE RACECOURSE, ORMSKIRK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343257
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1968
- List Entry Name:
- County Stand at Aintree Racecourse
- Statutory Address:
- COUNTY STAND AT AINTREE RACECOURSE, ORMSKIRK ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/01678/01
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1343257
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- County Stand at Aintree Racecourse
- Statutory Address 1:
- COUNTY STAND AT AINTREE RACECOURSE, ORMSKIRK 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:
- COUNTY STAND AT AINTREE RACECOURSE, ORMSKIRK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Aintree Village
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ3687697985
Details
AINTREE ORMSKIRK ROAD
SJ 39 NE
(east side)
10/5 County Stand
at Aintree
Racecourse
(fomerly listed
as Aintree Racecourse
11.10.68 Grand Stand)
II
Grandstand. Date stone to pilaster strip reads: "WRG/
June 12th 1885". Brick, yellow to east facade, red to west
facade, and stone dressings. 2 storeys and roof terrace, 41
bays; ground floor projects with terrace over, roof terrace
on cast iron columns. 12-bay central section has 3-bay
bowed ends. Ground floor has rusticated pilaster strips,
frieze and cornice and round-headed windows and 2 entrances,
frieze and cornice. 1st floor has round-headed windows and
entrances, the terrace has balustrade and columns with
capitals based on those of the Tower of the Winds supporting
roof terrace, which has cast iron balustrade. 7 bays to
right similar but C20 alterations. Projecting 1st floor
balcony on cast iron columns to last 6 bays of central
section and 1st 4 bays to right. A further 16 bays to right
also with C20 alterations, red brick extension to ground
floor. 6 bays to left of central section similar, with some
alterations to ground floor. 6th bay has ground floor
passage. West facade has 3 crow-stepped gables and
rectangular pavilion at south end next to bowed bay; some
brick stacks. Building has historical associations with the
Grand National which started as the Grand Liverpool
Steeplechase in 1839. Racing dates from 1829.
Listing NGR: SJ3687697985
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216404
- 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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