Building at Former Arcon Engineering approximately 60 metres east of Wallsuches House is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Factory. 1 related planning application.
Building at Former Arcon Engineering approximately 60 metres east of Wallsuches House
- WRENN ID
- winding-trefoil-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Bolton West MP: Phil Brickell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1986
- Type
- Factory
- Address
- Building at Former Arcon Engineering approximately 60 metres east of Wallsuches House, BL6 6TL
- OS grid reference
- SD 653 117
- Coordinates
- 53.6015, -2.52512
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This former factory building, located approximately 60 metres east of Wallsuches House, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of dressed stone and features a hipped slate roof. The building has two storeys, with the west facade consisting of three bays. The north and south facades are each about 25 metres long and have later extensions to the east.
The west facade showcases a rusticated ground floor and a first-floor sill band. Two ashlar panels flank a round-headed window, which has imposts and keys and was probably originally an entrance; it now contains a small-paned casement. The first floor has round-headed windows with keys and small-paned glazing, with the central window being blind. At the top, there is an open timber bell turret with a pyramidal roof. The north and south facades feature irregular bays with small windows and later entrances.
This building is a rare and early example of a bleach works, associated with the Wallsuches Bleach Works, which was founded in 1775 and was one of the first chemical bleach works in the country.
Local climate
Building at Former Arcon Engineering approximately 60 metres east of Wallsuches House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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