Description

MACCLESFIELD

SJ97SW SPRING GARDENS
886-1/4/201 (North side)
10/08/89 No.2
(Formerly Listed as:
SPRING GARDENS
No.2
Spring Gardens)

GV II

Small gentleman's house. Probably 1799-1800 for John Bailey, a
plumber (ie leadwork manufacturer) and burgess of
Macclesfield. Extensive alterations c1890-1900. Architect not
known. Flemish-bond brickwork, tuck pointed. Hipped slate roof
with central valley, of Welsh and local slate.
PLAN: 2 storeys, square in plan, with main entrance to south
side, hall and stair in SW quarter, services to the NW; 3
principal rooms ranged along the E, all interconnected.
EXTERIOR: east front facing garden: symmetrical facade with
bowed central bay. Side bays each with 16-pane sash windows to
1st floor, 20-pane sash windows to ground floor, all in
reveals and under plain rubbed brick arches. Centre bay with
curved 20-pane sash to first floor and tripartite sash below
set in curved surround with moulded cornice and pilasters.
Entrance front: 3-window range with 12-pane sashes to 1st
floor, central round-headed doorway, panelled door with
reveals, and fanlight with decorative glazing bars. Sash
window to right, Victorian sash with leaded lights to left.
N elevation: tall window lighting service stairs, with glazing
bars and shaped window arch. Victorian sash window and French
window.
Rear: Victorian fenestration including a bow oriel window
lighting principal stairs.
INTERIOR contains contemporary joinery, with staircase with
turned balusters and decorative tread ends.

Listing NGR: SJ9170474335

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502132

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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