City Buildings
CITY BUILDINGS, FISH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371880
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- City Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- CITY BUILDINGS, FISH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1371880
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- City Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CITY BUILDINGS, FISH 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.
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:
- CITY BUILDINGS, FISH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Northampton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 75686 60531
Details
The following building shall be included;
FISH STREET SP 7560 NE 2/602 City Buildings
II GV
Warehouse. 1900 by Alexander Ellis Anderson for Malcolm Inglis and Company, Glasgow. Red brick and Weldon stone ashlar. Slate roof. Brick lateral stacks. Rectangular on plan on corner site with main entrance at the corner. Wrennaissance style. 4 storeys, attic and basement. 6 1/2 bays to Fish Street and 3 1/2 bays to The Riding. Rusticated ashlar ground floor with entablature with large cornice and round arch doorway in bay 4 of west front end. Main entrance doorway on left hand (NW) corner with semi-circular canopy on acanthus brackets with finely carved armorial bearings on soffit and draped female figures above carved by A Broadbent of London (sculptor). Curved corner panel above doorway inscribed 'Malcolm Inglis and Company, Glasgow' with flanking pilasters having bulls' heads over arms of various cities, and round third floor window with carved festoons around and inscription 'est 1796' below. The first, second and third floor bays are divided by giant rusticated pilasters (brick on first floor) supporting a heavy moulded entablature with modillions, and have segmental headed windows with 2-light sashes. Attic storey has rusticated stone window architraves and brick pilasters over which the cornice above breaks forward. Plain rear (east) elevation. Interior: Floors supported on cast-iron columns. Wide mahogany and oak open-well staircase at rear centre. Attic storey open to roof with queen-post trusses. Source: A E Anderson, Malcolm Inglis and Company, Souvenir, May 25 1901.
Listing NGR: SP7568660531
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 232290
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Anderson, A E, Malcolm Inglis and Company Souvenir, (1901)
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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