101 Syke Road, Rochdale
101, Syke Road, Rochdale, OL12 9TE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1459483
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1985
- List Entry Name:
- 101 Syke Road, Rochdale
- Statutory Address:
- 101, Syke Road, Rochdale, OL12 9TE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1459483
- Date first listed:
- 12-Feb-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 07-Jun-2022
- List Entry Name:
- 101 Syke Road, Rochdale
- Statutory Address 1:
- 101, Syke Road, Rochdale, OL12 9TE
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:
- 101, Syke Road, Rochdale, OL12 9TE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rochdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD9004015231
Summary
Early C19 weavers’ cottage, architect unknown.
Reasons for Designation
Number 101 Syke Road is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
as a well preserved example of an early C19 weavers’ cottage;
as a rare survival of a once-common hybrid domestic and industrial building.
Historic interest:
as a surviving example of a once-common building type across the North of England;
as an example of architecture associated with the ‘putting out’ system of manufacture common in England prior to the greater industrialisation of the cloth industry.
Group value:
with a number of other listed buildings on Syke Road.
History
The terrace incorporating 100, 101 and 102 Syke Road, Rochdale was constructed in the early C19, on the east side of Cronkeyshaw Common. The terrace, which may have been built in two phases, was built as six back to back cottages, with the western four cottages incorporating weavers’ rooms at upper storey level. The date of combining the front and rear dwellings is not known. Historic maps show a number of rear outshots, possibly external privies.
The interior of number 101 was modified in 2003. Works included the removal of internal stud walls, moving the stairs and the installation of French windows.
Details
Weaver’s cottage, early C19, architect unknown.
MATERIALS: built from sandstone.
PLAN: number 101 is a double pile dwelling. The ground floor is divided longitudinally. The upper floor comprises a number of rooms opening onto a hall.
EXTERIOR: the west elevation of number 101 is built of watershot coursed sandstone. The ground floor has a three light wooden casement in a plain stone surround. The first floor is marked by a line of weavers’ windows in stone. The rear elevation is of harled stone with square timber windows and a pair of French windows. The roof is covered with stone.
INTERIOR: the ground floor is paved with flagstones and contains a large fireplace with a stone surround projecting from the wall. The upper storey is supported on exposed plain timber beams. The bressummer in the kitchen fireplace is formed from a reused window cill. The upper storey is modern but contains the exposed stone surrounds and mullions of the weavers’ windows. The garret is supported on exposed plain timber beams.
Legacy System: LBS
Legacy Number: 358938
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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