Nos 74-78, and No 80 (The Grey Horse Public House) And Attached Railings, Portland Street
74-80, PORTLAND STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1246954
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 74-78, and No 80 (The Grey Horse Public House) And Attached Railings, Portland Street
- Statutory Address:
- 74-80, PORTLAND STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1246954
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Nos 74-78, and No 80 (The Grey Horse Public House) And Attached Railings, Portland Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 74-80, PORTLAND STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE GREY HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 80, PORTLAND STREET
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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:
- 74-80, PORTLAND STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE GREY HORSE PUBLIC HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 80, PORTLAND 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 84173 97935
Details
SJ8497NW
698-1/32/304
MANCHESTER
PORTLAND STREET North West side)
Nos.74 to 80 (Even) The Grey Horse PH (No.80) and attached railings
GV
II
Row of 4 small town houses, now public house and shops. Probably late C18; altered. Painted brick (No.78 rendered), slate roof (No.78 felted). Double-depth plan, each house single-fronted, with back extensions. Three low storeys (plus cellar to No.80), one 1st-floor window each (except No.78 which now has 3 C20 windows); No. 80 has doorway to left, altered ground floor window, railings to former cellar area (others have C20 shops); at 1st floor Nos 74 and 76 each have one segmental-headed window (blocked at No.74, sashed at No.76), No.78 has 3 inserted windows, No.80 has a 2-light casement; at 2nd floor each has a wide garret workshop window, that to No.74 now blocked, that to No.76 with original horizontal sliding sashes, that to No.78 altered as a 4-light casement, and that to No.80 now a 5-light casement. Large chimney stack on front slope at junction of Nos 74 and 76, smaller one at junction of other pair.
Rear: some similar garret windows. Included as rare survival of small industrial dwellings in centre of city. Forms group with Nos 70 and 72 to right, the striking contrast of scale and type illustrating the historical development of this street.
Listing NGR: SJ8417397935
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 456051
- 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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