Silverwell House
SILVERWELL HOUSE, SILVERWELL LANE, BOLTON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387934
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Silverwell House
- Statutory Address:
- SILVERWELL HOUSE, SILVERWELL LANE, BOLTON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387934
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Apr-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Silverwell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SILVERWELL HOUSE, SILVERWELL LANE, BOLTON
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:
- SILVERWELL HOUSE, SILVERWELL LANE, BOLTON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bolton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD7192609099
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27/02/2015
SD7109SE
797-1/17/46
BOLTON,
SILVERWELL LANE,
Silverwell House
(Formerly listed as Silverwell House, BRADSHAWGATE (East side (off).
Previously listed as: Former NCC's quarters, SILVERWELL STREET))
26/04/74
II
House. 1790, for John Pilkington, a cotton manufacturer. Brick, painted to former front elevation, with slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 3-window range, with central entrance. Pedimented doorcase to this entrance (now disused), with 12-pane sash window over. Flanking full-height canted bays with sash windows. Rear elevation has irregular fenestration, and main doorway to left of centre, a 6-panelled door in moulded wood architrave with flat entablature. Subsidiary doorway inserted and in added porch to left. Round arched stair windows above the main doorway, and a similar round arched window at an intermediate height to secondary stairs to left. 12-pane sash windows in attic storey, other windows 4-pane sashes or renewed in original openings. All windows have flat arched brick heads and stone sills. Moulded eaves cornice. End wall stacks.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: the front of the building was largely contained within a drill hall at the time of Listing. When the hall was built in 1887 for the 3rd Volunteer Brigade, Lancashire Division of the Royal Artillery, the house itself became the armoury, stores, canteen lecture hall, offices etc. The architect of the drill hall, and hence of the modifications to the house, was Captain Marshall Robinson. The drill hall was thought locally to be the largest covered drill shed in Britain when it was built, but it was extensively reconstructed during the C20 and was excluded from the Listing of the house. In the latter half of the C20 the drill hall (including the house) was used as a Sorting Office and Sports Centre. The Sports Centre was demolished during the late C20/early C21 leaving just the house extant and utilised as offices.
(Bolton Journal, August 6th, 1887: Bolton; Bolton and District Civic Trust: Buildings of Bolton: Bolton: 1983-).”
Listing NGR: SD7192609099
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475928
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Buildings of Bolton, (1983)
Bolton Journal in August 6th, (1887)
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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