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Island Warehouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2881 / 53°17'17"N

Longitude: -2.8932 / 2°53'35"W

OS Eastings: 340551

OS Northings: 377166

OS Grid: SJ405771

Mapcode National: GBR 8Z7F.F0

Mapcode Global: WH87V.JMH3

Plus Code: 9C5V74Q4+6P

Entry Name: Island Warehouse

Listing Date: 24 February 1971

Last Amended: 17 May 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1330390

English Heritage Legacy ID: 56276

ID on this website: 101330390

Location: Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH65

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Electoral Ward/Division: Rossmore

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Ellesmere Port

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Ellesmere Port Team

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


ELLESMERE PORT & NESTON DOCKS BASIN
SJ 4077
7/16 Island Warehouse)
(formerly listed as
24.2.71 Industrial Building
spanning the Shropshire
Union Canal)
GV II
1871, large rectangular 2-storey warehouse for storage of grain for trans-
shipment, converted to Boat Museum. Brown brick with blue brick projecting
piers and bands on north west, north east and south east sides. Corbelled
eaves, cornices and gable parapets in blue brick with stone copings, shaped
finials and kneelers. Grey slate roof with three parallel ridges terminating
in gables, south east and north west. The first floor of the south western
structural bay is carried over a covered loading bay (the full length of the
building), through which one arm of the canal passes. 15 cast iron columns
with bell capitals and square bases (between blue brick corner piers) support
south west wall over loading bay. External stairways at west and south corners
with steps replaced in concrete and west stair altered. Framed and boarded
double loading doors to lower storey on north west and both storeys on north
east and south west sides (with loading balconies of timber, south west).
Stone cills and lintels, some relieved by blue brick camber arches; small-pane
cast iron fixed-light recessed windows to upper storey; circular vents in
gables. INTERIOR: Timber first floor and heavy queen-post roof trusses carried
on two rows of cast iron columns. Diagonal boarded undercloak and plain iron-
framed skylights. Much non-structural alteration to interior consequent on
conversion to museum.


Listing NGR: SJ4055177166

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