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The Apprentices House the Apprentices House Cottage

A Grade II* Listed Building in Styal, Cheshire East

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3456 / 53°20'43"N

Longitude: -2.2467 / 2°14'48"W

OS Eastings: 383669

OS Northings: 383212

OS Grid: SJ836832

Mapcode National: GBR DYRR.CF

Mapcode Global: WHBB7.G5BK

Plus Code: 9C5V8QW3+68

Entry Name: The Apprentices House the Apprentices House Cottage

Listing Date: 6 March 1975

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1237685

English Heritage Legacy ID: 414950

ID on this website: 101237685

Location: Styal Cross, Cheshire East, Cheshire, SK9

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Styal

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Wilmslow St Bartholomew

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


SJ 88 SW WILMSLOW FORMER U.D QUARRY BANK
ROAD
(north side)

1/300 The Apprentices House
and Apprentices House
Cottage
6/3/1975
II
The grade shall be amended to read Grade II*.

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SJ 88 SW WILMSLOW FORMER U.D. QUARRY BANK ROAD
(North Side)

1/300 The Apprentices House
and Apprentices House
Cottage.

6/3/1975

II

Formerly apprentices' house, later laundry and 3 flats, now Museum
display and flat: 1790 and 2 extensions in early C19 for Samuel Greg,
in 1847 converted to flats. English garden wall bond red brick, Welsh
slate roof and 4 brick chimneys. Rectangular in plan under 2 parallel
ridges. West front of 3 storeys and 3 bays has 2 stone-coped and ball
finialled gables. Windows are 2 or 3-light casements in chamfered
4-centred headed brick reveals and under brick label mounds. Central
bay has an added brick gabled porch with semi-circular headed entrance
and door of 5 tall panels behind similar windows on south front but
blocked openings with segmental brick heads suggest original
treatment. East front has a large semi-circular headed sash with
glazing bars in original portion.
Interior: Has layout and fittings of 1847 conversion, except one room
with iron columns supporting upper wooden floor.

Samuel Greg was an enlightened employer of up to 100 apprentices both
boys and girls, who lived in the house, and provided a high proportion
of the employees in this rural mill.


Listing NGR: SJ8366983212

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