There are 48 Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, England. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest".[1] In England, the authority for listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990[2] rests with Historic England, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The metropolitan county of Greater Manchester is made up of 10 metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. The Grade I buildings in each borough are listed separately. Manchester, the world's first industrialised city,[3] has 15 of Greater Manchester's 48 Grade I listed buildings, the highest number of any borough. Oldham is the only borough to have no listed buildings with a Grade I rating.[4] The River Irwell forms the boundary between Manchester and Salford, so one listed structure, the railway bridge over the Irwell, has been listed under both Manchester and Salford.
Most of Greater Manchester's listed buildings date from the Victorian and Edwardian periods.[1] According to an Association for Industrial Archaeology publication, Greater Manchester is "one of the classic areas of industrial and urban growth in Britain, the result of a combination of forces that came together in the 18th and 19th centuries: a phenomenal rise in population, the appearance of the specialist industrial town, a transport revolution, and weak local lordship".[5] Much of the region, historically a part of Lancashire, was at the forefront of textile manufacturing from the early 19th century until the early 20th century, and the county includes several former mill towns.[6][7] Greater Manchester has a wealth of industrial heritage, represented by industrial architecture found throughout the county,[7] but most of its Grade I listed buildings have a municipal, ecclesiastic or other cultural heritage.
The oldest Grade I listed structure in Greater Manchester is the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in Eccles, completed in the 13th century but greatly expanded since then. There are eight listed manor houses, the earliest of which date from the 14th century; Wardley Hall, still in use today as the residence of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford, has the preserved skull of St Ambrose Barlow – one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales – on display in a niche at the top of the main staircase.[8] Three buildings are attributed to engineer George Stephenson. One of them, Liverpool Road railway station, is the oldest surviving railway station in the world.[9] The newest Grade I listed building in Greater Manchester is Royd House, built and designed by Edgar Wood in 1916 as his residence.[10] Twenty-two buildings, almost half of the total, were completed in the 19th century.
Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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10 Firwood Fold | Firwood Fold, Bolton | House | c. 16th century (probably) | 23 April 1952 | SD7587503385 53°35′45″N 2°24′22″W / 53.595836°N 2.406129°W |
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Hall i' th' Wood | Hall i' th' Wood Lane, Bolton | House | 16th century | 23 April 1952 | SD6994611871 53°36′09″N 2°27′20″W / 53.602534°N 2.455639°W |
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Smithills Hall | Smithills Dean Road, Bolton | House | 14th century | 23 April 1952 | SD6994611871 53°36′09″N 2°27′20″W / 53.602534°N 2.455639°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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All Saints' Church | Church Lane, Whitefield | Church | Charles Barry | 1826 | 15 August 1966 | SD8031605987 53°33′01″N 2°17′55″W / 53.550142°N 2.298561°W |
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Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew | Church Green, Radcliffe | Church | 14th century | 29 July 1966 | SD7969107580 53°33′52″N 2°18′29″W / 53.564436°N 2.308098°W |
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Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Church Lane, Prestwich | Church | 15th century | 30 June 1966 | SD8110003664 53°31′45″N 2°17′12″W / 53.529291°N 2.286587°W |
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Radcliffe Tower | Church Street East, Radcliffe | Fortified manor house | 1403 | 29 July 1966 | SD7957607508 53°33′50″N 2°18′35″W / 53.563784°N 2.309829°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road railway station | Liverpool Road, City centre | Warehouse | Thomas Haigh | c. 1830 | 8 May 1973 | SJ8299097886 53°28′39″N 2°15′28″W / 53.477422°N 2.25776°W |
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Albert Memorial | Albert Square, City centre | Memorial | Thomas Worthington | 1862–65 | 18 December 1963 | SJ8382298116 53°28′46″N 2°14′43″W / 53.479515°N 2.245236°W |
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Baguley Hall | Hall Lane, Baguley | House | 14th century (probably) | 25 February 1952 | SJ8162088736 53°23′42″N 2°16′40″W / 53.395132°N 2.277864°W |
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Chetham's Hospital and attached wall | Long Millgate, City centre | 1422 (established) | 25 February 1952 | SJ8390198895 53°29′11″N 2°14′39″W / 53.48652°N 2.244086°W |
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Church of the Holy Name of Jesus | Oxford Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock | Church | Joseph Hansom | 1867–71 by Hansom; completed 1928 by A. G. Scott | 18 December 1963 | SJ8475796438 53°27′52″N 2°13′52″W / 53.464461°N 2.231066°W |
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Edgar Wood Centre | Daisy Bank Road, Rusholme | Christian Science church | Edgar Wood | 1903 | 18 December 1963 | SJ8572995702 53°27′28″N 2°12′59″W / 53.4579°N 2.2164°W |
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Former Bank of England | King Street, Deansgate, City centre | Bank | Charles Robert Cockerell | 1846 | 25 February 1952[citation needed] | SJ8390798254 53°28′51″N 2°14′38″W / 53.480758°N 2.243962°W |
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Heaton Hall | Heaton Park, North Manchester | Country house | James Wyatt | 1789 | 25 February 1952 | SD8331904422 53°32′10″N 2°15′11″W / 53.53618°N 2.253153°W |
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John Rylands Library | Deansgate, City centre | Library | Basil Champneys | 1899 | 25 January 1952 | SJ8356898213 53°28′49″N 2°14′57″W / 53.480379°N 2.249068°W |
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Liverpool Road railway station | Liverpool Road, City centre | Railway station | George Stephenson | 1830 | 18 December 1963 | SJ8289197915 53°28′40″N 2°15′33″W / 53.477679°N 2.259253°W |
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Manchester Art Gallery | Mosley Street, City centre | Art gallery | Charles Barry | 1835 | 25 February 1952 | SJ8406198025 53°28′43″N 2°14′30″W / 53.478705°N 2.24163°W |
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Manchester Cathedral | Fennel Street, City centre | Cathedral | Mostly c.1422-1520 | 25 January 1952 | SJ8388198750 53°29′07″N 2°14′40″W / 53.485216°N 2.24438°W |
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Manchester Town Hall | Albert Square, City centre | Town hall | Alfred Waterhouse | 1877 | 25 February 1952 | SJ8386798089 53°28′45″N 2°14′40″W / 53.479274°N 2.244557°W |
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River Irwell Railway Bridge | Water Street, City centre[36] | Bridge | George Stephenson | 1830 | 20 June 1988 | SJ8289197915 53°28′40″N 2°15′33″W / 53.477679°N 2.259253°W |
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St Ann's Church | St Ann's Square, City centre | Church | Christopher Wren (by tradition) | 1712 | 25 February 1952 | SJ8378498354 53°28′54″N 2°14′45″W / 53.481653°N 2.245821°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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Church of St Edmund | Edmund Street, Rochdale | Church | James Medland and Henry Taylor | 1873 | 12 February 1985 | SD8913213832 53°37′15″N 2°09′57″W / 53.620913°N 2.165778°W |
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Church of St Leonard | New Lane, Middleton | Church | 1524[40] | 15 March 1957 | SD8720806307 53°33′12″N 2°11′40″W / 53.553233°N 2.194554°W |
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Church of St Mary in the Baum | St Mary’s Gate, Rochdale | Church | Ninian Comper | 1911 | 3 December 1975 | SD813965 53°49′01″N 2°09′31″W / 53.81697°N 2.15862°W |
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Rochdale Cenotaph | The Esplanade, Rochdale | Memorial | Edwin Lutyens | 1922 | 12 February 1985 (upgraded 28 October 2015) | SD8953013314 | 1084274 | More images |
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Rochdale Town Hall | The Esplanade, Rochdale | Town hall | Alfred Waterhouse | 1871 | 25 October 1951 | SD8958413253 53°36′57″N 2°09′32″W / 53.615718°N 2.158925°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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Ordsall Hall | Taylorson Street, Ordsall | House | 16th century | 31 January 1952 | SJ8167196987 53°28′09″N 2°16′39″W / 53.469297°N 2.27758°W |
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River Irwell Railway Bridge | Water Street, Salford[36] | Bridge | George Stephenson | 1830 | 20 February 2007 | SJ8282897950 53°28′41″N 2°15′37″W / 53.477992°N 2.260204°W |
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St Augustine's Church | Bolton Road, Pendlebury | Church | George Frederick Bodley | 1874 | 30 March 1966 | SD7871901606 53°30′39″N 2°19′21″W / 53.510702°N 2.322364°W |
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St Mark's Church | Worsley Brow, Worsley | Church | George Gilbert Scott | 1846 | 29 July 1966 | SD7456600695 53°30′07″N 2°23′06″W / 53.502°N 2.385°W |
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St Mary the Virgin Church | Church Street, Eccles | Church | 13th century | 24 February 1964 | SJ7789498669 53°29′03″N 2°20′05″W / 53.484269°N 2.334596°W |
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Wardley Hall | Wardley Hall Road, Wardley | House | c. 1500 | 29 July 1966 | SD7456600695 53°31′35″N 2°21′50″W / 53.52633°N 2.36395°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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Bramall Hall | Bramhall | House | 14th century | 9 August 1966 | SJ8901386363 53°22′26″N 2°10′00″W / 53.374009°N 2.166605°W |
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Church of St George | Buxton Road, Heaviley | Church | Hubert Austin and Edward Graham Paley | 1897 | 10 March 1975 | 1067194 | More images |
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Church of St Thomas | St Thomas' Place, Stockport | Church | George Basevi | 1897 | 14 May 1952 | SJ8979089648 53°24′13″N 2°09′18″W / 53.403552°N 2.155034°W |
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Marple Aqueduct | Aqueduct | Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown | 1794–1801 | 29 March 1966 | SJ9552190052 53°24′26″N 2°04′08″W / 53.407264°N 2.06884°W |
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St Elisabeth's Church | Leamington Road, Reddish | Church | Alfred Waterhouse | 1883 | 30 October 1973 | SJ8924993476 53°26′17″N 2°09′48″W / 53.437949°N 2.163303°W |
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St Mary's Church | High Street, Cheadle | Church | Mainly 1520–1550 | 24 March 1950 | SJ8563588616 53°23′39″N 2°13′03″W / 53.394178°N 2.217481°W |
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St Mary's Parish Church | Churchgate, Stockport | Church | Lewis Wyatt | 1817 | 14 May 1952 | SJ8977890502 53°24′40″N 2°09′19″W / 53.411228°N 2.155242°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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St Anne's Church | St Anne's Road, Denton | Church | J. Medland Taylor | 1881 | 20 July 1977 | SJ9337895584 53°27′25″N 2°06′04″W / 53.456966°N 2.101194°W |
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St Michael and All Angels' Church | Stamford Street, Ashton-under-Lyne | Church | 15th century | 12 January 1967 | SJ9414098997 53°29′16″N 2°05′23″W / 53.487652°N 2.089783°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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All Saints' Church | Redclyffe Road, Urmston | Church | E. W. Pugin | 1867–68 | 9 May 1978 | SJ7666897467 53°28′24″N 2°21′11″W / 53.473412°N 2.352981°W |
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Dunham Hall | Dunham Massey | House | 1732–40 | 5 March 1959 | SJ7348887422 53°22′59″N 2°24′00″W / 53.382973°N 2.40004°W |
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Dunham Massey carriage house | Dunham Massey | Carriage house | 1721 | 5 March 1959 | SJ7344487349 53°22′56″N 2°24′03″W / 53.382315°N 2.400695°W |
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Dunham Massey stables (south of hall) | Dunham Massey | Stables | 1721 | 12 July 1985 | SJ7346287303 53°22′55″N 2°24′02″W / 53.381902°N 2.400421°W |
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Royd House | 224 Hale Road, Hale | House | Edgar Wood | 1916 | 13 October 1975 | SJ7834886681 53°22′36″N 2°19′37″W / 53.376536°N 2.326926°W |
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St Werburgh's Church | Wigsey Lane, Warburton | Church | c. 14th century | 5 March 1959 | SJ6969489576 53°24′08″N 2°27′26″W / 53.402129°N 2.457284°W |
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Name | Location | Type | Architect | Completed [note 1] | Date designated | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates |
Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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St Wilfrid's Church | Market Place, Standish | Church | L. Shipway (probably) | 1584 | 9 August 1966 | SD5631810265 53°35′14″N 2°39′41″W / 53.587138°N 2.661342°W |
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