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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
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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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