Manchester Ship Canal Magazine Building, Ince Banks is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 1989. Magazine building.
Manchester Ship Canal Magazine Building, Ince Banks
- WRENN ID
- cold-gargoyle-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 January 1989
- Type
- Magazine building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Manchester Ship Canal Magazine Building, located at Ince Banks, is a Grade II listed structure built for storing explosives, likely just before 1888. Constructed by the Manchester Ship Canal Company, it was strategically placed away from canal operations and populated areas for safety. Currently, it is used occasionally by wild-fowlers and bird watchers.
The building is made of red brick and features a slate roof. It is a single-storey structure raised on piers, divided into three bays by two bays, with the piers extending upwards as pilasters on the main elevation. These piers support semi-circular arches, and there are angle buttresses at the corner piers that also rise as pilasters. A deep projecting brick band below the eaves creates the appearance of large sunk brick panels.
On the south-east elevation, there is a central door opening beneath a segmental arch, with narrow slot window openings positioned high on the wall. The hipped roof is covered with blue clay tiles. The raised floor serves as a precaution against seasonal flooding and also helps to reduce the impact of blasts.
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