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Latitude: 53.5778 / 53°34'40"N
Longitude: -2.4292 / 2°25'45"W
OS Eastings: 371676
OS Northings: 409112
OS Grid: SD716091
Mapcode National: GBR CWG2.W5
Mapcode Global: WH97V.NBFH
Plus Code: 9C5VHHHC+48
Entry Name: Premises Occupied by Coral Racing Ltd
Listing Date: 26 April 1974
Last Amended: 30 April 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1388292
English Heritage Legacy ID: 476294
Also known as: Public Library
Exchange
Victoria House
1-3 Newport Street
Premises occupied by Nationwide Building Society
ID on this website: 101388292
Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1
County: Bolton
Electoral Ward/Division: Great Lever
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bolton
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Bolton-le-Moors St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Library building
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17/06/17
SD 7109 SE,
797-1/17/227
BOLTON,
VICTORIA SQUARE (South side),
Premises occupied by Coral Racing Ltd
(Formerly listed as: Premises occupied by Nationwide Building Society)
(Previously listed as: VICTORIA SQUARE Nationwide Building Society)
26/04/74
GV
II
Exchange and library, now offices. 1825-9, by Lane. Ashlar
with slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with high entablature enriched with laurel
wreaths. 5-window range, the outer bays slightly advanced.
Giant Ionic columns each side of central bay, and central
entrance in moulded architrave with flat entablature (the
doorway itself renewed). Windows are 15-pane sashes, with
emblems (wreaths, serpents etc.) carved in panels above them.
3-window pedimented returns, with central entrance in
right-hand gable. End wall stacks, partially concealed by
pedimented gables.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: the building was originally designed to house the
Exchange and a newsroom with the upper room used until 1847 as
a 'Church and King' library, taken over as a library by Bolton
Corporation in 1853. In 1871 the Exchange itself ceased
operation and the Corporation took over the ground floor also
as a library and museum of Natural History. The architect of
these changes was Benjamin Hick.
(Bolton Journal (Pictorial Bolton Series, LXXXIII): 1885-).
Listing NGR: SD7167609112
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