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Latitude: 53.4803 / 53°28'49"N
Longitude: -2.2425 / 2°14'33"W
OS Eastings: 384000
OS Northings: 398205
OS Grid: SJ840982
Mapcode National: GBR DKH.3D
Mapcode Global: WHB9G.JSB8
Entry Name: Chancery Chambers
Listing Date: 3 October 1974
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1197810
English Heritage Legacy ID: 387955
Location: Manchester, M2
County: Manchester
Electoral Ward/Division: City Centre
Built-Up Area: Manchester
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Manchester St Ann
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
MANCHESTER
SJ8398SE BROWN STREET
698-1/27/32 (East side)
03/10/74 No.55
Chancery Chambers
GV II
Includes: No.58 Chancery Chambers SPRING GARDENS.
Includes: No.1 Chancery Chambers CHANCERY LANE.
Warehouse, now offices. Mid to later C19; altered. Sandstone
ashlar and red brick in Flemish bond with sandstone dressings
(roof concealed). Trapezoidal plan on end-of-block site.
Italian palazzo style. Basement and 5 storeys (diminishing in
height), a 4:1:6-window range, with channelled rusticated
ashlar ground floor, rusticated quoins and sill-bands above,
and prominent modillioned cornice; a wide segmental-headed
archway to the 5th bay, now with inserted doorway, and
tripartite windows on all floors above this, all except the
topmost with pedimented surrounds; segmental-headed windows,
except those at top floor which are square, all with moulded
architraves and those at ground and 1st floors with keystones,
and all sashed without glazing bars (except those to the
basement). Left (north) return wall in English garden wall
bond, similar fenestration. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ8400098205
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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