Latitude: 53.5425 / 53°32'33"N
Longitude: -2.1119 / 2°6'42"W
OS Eastings: 392684
OS Northings: 405102
OS Grid: SD926051
Mapcode National: GBR FWPG.LV
Mapcode Global: WHB9B.J7K2
Plus Code: 9C5VGVVQ+27
Entry Name: County Court
Listing Date: 23 January 1973
Last Amended: 8 March 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1282527
English Heritage Legacy ID: 388884
ID on this website: 101282527
Location: Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL1
County: Oldham
Electoral Ward/Division: St Mary's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Oldham
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Oldham St Mary with St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Building
OLDHAM
SD9205SE CHURCH LANE 780-1/5/22 (North side) 23/01/73 County Court (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH LANE Probate Office. County Court)
GV II
Court house and offices. 1894. By Henry Tanner. Red brick with white terracotta dressings and Westmorland slate roof. 2 storeys with attic, asymmetrically planned with entrance block to left and advanced and higher main range with flanking block to right. Entrance has shallow segmental arch with deep moulding and paired panelled doors. 3 foiled lights above with frieze of low relief arms and inscription, "County Court" on heavily foliate ground. 3 plain lights above, and embattled parapet. Central range has five 2-light mullioned and transomed windows to ground floor and continuous hood mould. Tall blind panels above forming aprons to upper windows which are paired foiled lights alternating with 3-tiered mullioned and transomed windows cutting into two gabled dormers which have polygonal pilasters terminating as finials, and a central chamfered finial. Additional doorway in right-hand block with paired foiled lights along side and oriel over with central moulded pilaster buttress springing from dog corbel. Small service windows beyond. Steep hipped roof with vents. Original construction intended to be fireproof, with glazed brick interior wall linings etc.
Listing NGR: SD9268405102
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