Prudential Assurance Building
PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE BUILDING, 16, LIBRARY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384482
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Prudential Assurance Building
- Statutory Address:
- PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE BUILDING, 16, LIBRARY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1384482
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Prudential Assurance Building
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE BUILDING, 16, LIBRARY 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:
- PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE BUILDING, 16, LIBRARY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 58285 05619
Details
WIGAN
SD5805NW LIBRARY STREET
24-1/7/29 (North East side)
11/07/83 No.16
Prudential Assurance Building
GV II
Insurance company office. Dated 1905 over 2nd floor; by
Heaton, Ralph and Heaton. Red brick with matching terracotta
dressings, roof concealed but probably slate. Rectangular plan
at right-angles to street. Flemish Transitional style.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and 4 windows; facing of square terracotta
tiles to ground floor which has moulded cornice with trefoil
arcading interrupted by corbels of 1st-floor oriel windows;
moulded cornices to both upper floors, that to 2nd floor with
egg-and-dart enrichment; coupled Dutch gables to centre bays
and balustraded parapets to outer bays. The ground floor has
the entrance to the left, by a semi-elliptical headed archway
with moulded surround including flowers, and an Art Nouveau
name plaque above ("PRUDENTIAL / ASSURANCE / BUILDINGS" on
shield with foliated surround), opening into a recessed porch
which has a mosaic tiled floor lettered "PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE
COMPANY" and a canted doorway to the right with moulded
terracotta architrave (originally dark green glazed
terracotta, but now painted stone colour) including a bold
cornice with a cartouche lettered "P.A.Co.Ltd", and
egg-and-dart frieze, and a keyed oculus above; and to the
right, an arcade of 4 tall semi-elliptical arched windows with
terracotta cusping and linked hood-moulds with finials
extended up to hatched shields under the cornice. The 1st
floor has canted oriels with parapets lettered "A.1905.D"; and
the 2nd floor has shorter windows with unusual zig-zag
moulding to the heads. Tall corniced side-wall chimneys.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SD5829005612
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484916
- 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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