1-5 The Downs
Location/Address
1-5 The Downs, Altrincham, WA14 2QD
Type
Description
Landmark building within the Downs Conservation Area, located at the south end of Railway Street at the fork of The Downs and Ashley Road. Developed between 1876 and 1897
Portland stone facade at ground (shopfront) level, painted. Upper storeys in cream brick with red-brick detailing in horizontal bands and in arched lintels with stone keystones over rounded-arch windows. Red-brick corbels at eaves-level flanking stone detailing and stone borders of dormers facing in three directions from steep-graded slate roof. Ornate clock at first-floor level (Roman numerals around 5-point star) with underslung stone-carved garland. Clock located beneath a decorative 2-light balcony and above the ornate portland stone-carved entrance.
Statement of Significance
Asset type
In keeping with commercial character of wider areaArchitectural and Artistic Interest
Landmark status building within conservation area due to architectural styleHistoric Interest
Landmark Status
Images and Documents
Date Listed
20 Jun 2023
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