Ashton House
ASHTON HOUSE, CORPORATION STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197764
- Date first listed:
- 16-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Ashton House
- Statutory Address:
- ASHTON HOUSE, CORPORATION STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197764
- Date first listed:
- 16-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Ashton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ASHTON HOUSE, CORPORATION STREET
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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:
- ASHTON HOUSE, CORPORATION STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 84288 99157
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 09/10/2017
SJ 8499, 698-1/15/70
MANCHESTER,
CORPORATION STREET (east side),
Ashton House
16/05/88
GV
II
Women's hostel. 1910 by the City Architect H R Price.
Red brick and common brick, with
dressings of buff and white terracotta, slate roof. Triangular
plan with two rounded corners, on narrow island site. Arts and
Crafts style. Basement and four storeys, a 14-window asymmetrical
facade to Corporation Street, with a 3-bay entrance section,
pilastered, with tall parapet of white terracotta gabled over
the centre, recessed segmental-arched porch to left with
mutule cornice, square-headed doorway with 6-light overlight,
a round-headed arched window to the right, three 1-light
windows on each floor of the centre, coupled windows in the
left bay and staggered windows in the right-hand bay; long
range to left with boarded windows at ground floor, coupled
windows to upper floors, terminating in curved corner at very
acute angle; shorter range to the right, with large
round-headed windows at ground floor, and coupled windows
above. All ground-floor windows boarded, all other windows
sashed with glazing bars in the upper leaf only. Single-storey
banded apse to the south end, above which the pilastered gable
wall has one window on each floor and an embattled parapet
with central gable, lettered "ASHTON HOUSE". Other sides
similar but simpler. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ8428899157
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388032
- 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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