Meadow Mill Including the Tall Wing to the South West

MEADOW MILL INCLUDING THE TALL WING TO THE SOUTH WEST, WATER STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1356846
Date first listed:
10-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:
Meadow Mill Including the Tall Wing to the South West
Statutory Address:
MEADOW MILL INCLUDING THE TALL WING TO THE SOUTH WEST, WATER STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1356846
Date first listed:
10-Mar-1975
List Entry Name:
Meadow Mill Including the Tall Wing to the South West
Statutory Address 1:
MEADOW MILL INCLUDING THE TALL WING TO THE SOUTH WEST, WATER STREET

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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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:
MEADOW MILL INCLUDING THE TALL WING TO THE SOUTH WEST, WATER STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Stockport (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SJ 89965 91221

Details

1. WATER STREET 5086 (North Side) Meadow Mill including the tall wing to the south-west SJ 8991 14/198

II

2. Built in the 1870's. Front elevation of 7 storeys, including basement. Red brick, with basement in blue brick below stone band. 1st and 2nd floors are arcaded, with bands in blue brick at impost height. 41 bays. Top floor has paired windows with round arched heads and column mullions, stone band at cills. Above this storey is stone parapet and brick arcaded bracket cornice. Centre 4 bays have stone dressings to windows, and outer 2 break forward. 3rd floor has round window and round-arched arcade with keystone. lst and 2nd floor arcades round-headed, stone, carved capitals. Upper 2 floors have 1 window in stone surround. Carved panel between storeys. Centre ends in 2 turrets with ornamental iron ridge, and flagpole. Tall wing of 1 storey to rear and factory chimney. 1-storey gatehouse. Interior structure of cast-iron lengthwise and crosswise beams with brick arches. A good example of its period.

Listing NGR: SJ8996591221

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
210882
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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