Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester

The metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, divided into ten metropolitan boroughs

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". In England, the authority for listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 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, 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. 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. 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". 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. Greater Manchester has a wealth of industrial heritage, represented by industrial architecture found throughout the county, 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. Three buildings are attributed to engineer George Stephenson. One of them, Liverpool Road railway station, is the oldest surviving railway station in the world. The newest Grade I listed building in Greater Manchester is Royd House, built and designed by Edgar Wood in 1916 as his residence. Twenty-two buildings, almost half of the total, were completed in the 19th century.

Bolton

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
10 Firwood Fold	Firwood Fold, Bolton	House		c. 16th century (probably)	23 April 1952	SD7587503385 53°35′45″N 2°24′22″W	1388038	10 Firwood Fold More images
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	1388279	Hall i' th' Wood More images
Smithills Hall	Smithills Dean Road, Bolton	House		14th century	23 April 1952	SD6994611871 53°36′09″N 2°27′20″W	1388279	Smithills Hall More images

Bury

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
All Saints' Church	Church Lane, Whitefield	Church	Charles Barry	1826	15 August 1966	SD8031605987 53°33′01″N 2°17′55″W	1356818	All Saints' Church More images
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	1163125	Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew More images
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	1067252	Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin More images
Radcliffe Tower	Church Street East, Radcliffe	Fortified manor house		1403	29 July 1966	SD7957607508 53°33′50″N 2°18′35″W	1309271	Radcliffe Tower More images

Manchester

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
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	1282991	1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road railway station More images
Albert Memorial	Albert Square, City centre	Memorial	Thomas Worthington	1862–65	18 December 1963	SJ8382298116 53°28′46″N 2°14′43″W	1197820	Albert Memorial More images
Baguley Hall	Hall Lane, Baguley	House		14th century (probably)	25 February 1952	SJ8162088736 53°23′42″N 2°16′40″W	1291962	Baguley Hall More images
Chetham's Hospital and attached wall	Long Millgate, City centre			1422 (established)	25 February 1952	SJ8390198895 53°29′11″N 2°14′39″W	1283015	Chetham's Hospital and attached wall More images
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	1271296	Church of the Holy Name of Jesus More images
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	1197770	Edgar Wood Centre More images
Former Bank of England	King Street, Deansgate, City centre	Bank	Charles Robert Cockerell	1846	25 February 1952	SJ8390798254 53°28′51″N 2°14′38″W	1291596	Former Bank of England More images
Heaton Hall	Heaton Park, North Manchester	Country house	James Wyatt	1789	25 February 1952	SD8331904422 53°32′10″N 2°15′11″W	1200809	Heaton Hall More images
John Rylands Library	Deansgate, City centre	Library	Basil Champneys	1899	25 January 1952	SJ8356898213 53°28′49″N 2°14′57″W	1217800	John Rylands Library More images
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	1291477	Liverpool Road railway station More images
Manchester Art Gallery	Mosley Street, City centre	Art gallery	Charles Barry	1835	25 February 1952	SJ8406198025 53°28′43″N 2°14′30″W	1282980	Manchester Art Gallery More images
Manchester Cathedral	Fennel Street, City centre	Cathedral		Mostly c.1422-1520	25 January 1952	SJ8388198750 53°29′07″N 2°14′40″W	1218041	Manchester Cathedral More images
Manchester Town Hall	Albert Square, City centre	Town hall	Alfred Waterhouse	1877	25 February 1952	SJ8386798089 53°28′45″N 2°14′40″W	1207469	Manchester Town Hall More images
River Irwell Railway Bridge	Water Street, City centre	Bridge	George Stephenson	1830	20 June 1988	SJ8289197915 53°28′40″N 2°15′33″W	1270603	River Irwell Railway Bridge More images
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	1247612	St Ann's Church More images

Rochdale

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
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	1084273	Church of St Edmund More images
Church of St Leonard	New Lane, Middleton	Church		1524	15 March 1957	SD8720806307 53°33′12″N 2°11′40″W	1162332	Church of St Leonard More images
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	1025294	Church of St Mary in the Baum More images
Rochdale Cenotaph	The Esplanade, Rochdale	Memorial	Edwin Lutyens	1922	12 February 1985 (upgraded 28 October 2015)	SD8953013314	1084274	Rochdale Cenotaph More images
Rochdale Town Hall	The Esplanade, Rochdale	Town hall	Alfred Waterhouse	1871	25 October 1951	SD8958413253 53°36′57″N 2°09′32″W	1084275	Rochdale Town Hall More images

Salford

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
Ordsall Hall	Taylorson Street, Ordsall	House		16th century	31 January 1952	SJ8167196987 53°28′09″N 2°16′39″W	1386169	Ordsall Hall More images
River Irwell Railway Bridge	Water Street, Salford	Bridge	George Stephenson	1830	20 February 2007	SJ8282897950 53°28′41″N 2°15′37″W	1270603	River Irwell Railway Bridge More images
St Augustine's Church	Bolton Road, Pendlebury	Church	George Frederick Bodley	1874	30 March 1966	SD7871901606 53°30′39″N 2°19′21″W	1067508	St Augustine's Church More images
St Mark's Church	Worsley Brow, Worsley	Church	George Gilbert Scott	1846	29 July 1966	SD7456600695 53°30′07″N 2°23′06″W	1227895	St Mark's Church More images
St Mary the Virgin Church	Church Street, Eccles	Church		13th century	24 February 1964	SJ7789498669 53°29′03″N 2°20′05″W	1067498	St Mary the Virgin Church More images
Wardley Hall	Wardley Hall Road, Wardley	House		c. 1500	29 July 1966	SD7456600695 53°31′35″N 2°21′50″W	1215022	Wardley Hall More images

Stockport

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
Bramall Hall	Bramhall	House		14th century	9 August 1966	SJ8901386363 53°22′26″N 2°10′00″W	1260476	Bramall Hall More images
Church of St George	Buxton Road, Heaviley	Church	Hubert Austin and Edward Graham Paley	1897	10 March 1975		1067194	Church of St George More images
Church of St Thomas	St Thomas' Place, Stockport	Church	George Basevi	1897	14 May 1952	SJ8979089648 53°24′13″N 2°09′18″W	1067160	Church of St Thomas More images
Marple Aqueduct		Aqueduct	Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown	1794–1801	29 March 1966	SJ9552190052 53°24′26″N 2°04′08″W	1242267	Marple Aqueduct More images
St Elisabeth's Church	Leamington Road, Reddish	Church	Alfred Waterhouse	1883	30 October 1973	SJ8924993476 53°26′17″N 2°09′48″W	1356851	St Elisabeth's Church More images
St Mary's Church	High Street, Cheadle	Church		Mainly 1520–1550	24 March 1950	SJ8563588616 53°23′39″N 2°13′03″W	1241643	St Mary's Church More images
St Mary's Parish Church	Churchgate, Stockport	Church	Lewis Wyatt	1817	14 May 1952	SJ8977890502 53°24′40″N 2°09′19″W	1309701	St Mary's Parish Church More images

Tameside

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
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	1309251	St Anne's Church More images
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	1162800	St Michael and All Angels' Church More images

Trafford

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
All Saints' Church	Redclyffe Road, Urmston	Church	E. W. Pugin	1867–68	9 May 1978	SJ7666897467 53°28′24″N 2°21′11″W	1067879	All Saints' Church More images
Dunham Hall	Dunham Massey	House		1732–40	5 March 1959	SJ7348887422 53°22′59″N 2°24′00″W	1356512	Dunham Hall More images
Dunham Massey carriage house	Dunham Massey	Carriage house		1721	5 March 1959	SJ7344487349 53°22′56″N 2°24′03″W	1067942	Dunham Massey carriage house More images
Dunham Massey stables (south of hall)	Dunham Massey	Stables		1721	12 July 1985	SJ7346287303 53°22′55″N 2°24′02″W	1356495	Dunham Massey stables (south of hall) More images
Royd House	224 Hale Road, Hale	House	Edgar Wood	1916	13 October 1975	SJ7834886681 53°22′36″N 2°19′37″W	1067922	Royd House More images
St Werburgh's Church	Wigsey Lane, Warburton	Church		c. 14th century	5 March 1959	SJ6969489576 53°24′08″N 2°27′26″W	1067865	St Werburgh's Church More images

Wigan

Name	Location	Type	Architect	Completed	Date designated	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Entry number	Image	Ref.
St Wilfrid's Church	Market Place, Standish	Church	L. Shipway (probably)	1584	9 August 1966	SD5631810265 53°35′14″N 2°39′41″W	1287160	St Wilfrid's Church More images

See also

• Architecture of Manchester
• Conservation in the United Kingdom
• Grade II listed buildings in Manchester
• Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
• List of tallest buildings in Manchester
• Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester

References

Sources

• Canniffe, Eamonn (1998). Manchester Architecture Guide. University of Manchester. ISBN 1-900756-06-4.
• Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004). Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10583-5.
• Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971]. Cheshire. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6.
• Hyde, M.; O'Rourke, A; Portland, P. (2004). Around the M60: Manchester's Orbital Motorway. AMCD (Publishers). ISBN 1-897762-30-5.
• Kidd, Alan (2006). Manchester: A History. Carnegie Publishing. ISBN 1-85936-128-5. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007.
• McNeil, Robina; Nevell, Michael (2000). A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. Association for Industrial Archaeology. ISBN 0-9528930-3-7.
• Wyke, Terry (2005). Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-567-8.

External links

• Media related to Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester at Wikimedia Commons