Chepstow House

MANCHESTER

SJ8397NE CHEPSTOW STREET 698-1/31/52 (North side) 28/06/74 Nos.16 TO 20 (Even) Chepstow House

GV II

Shipping warehouse, conversion in progress at time of survey. 1874, by Speakman, Son and Hickson, for textile merchant Sam Mendel; altered. Red brick with sandstone dressings, slate roof. Irregular plan on island site between Chepstow Street, Great Bridgewater Street and course of former Salford Junction canal. Eclectic style. Three storeys, basement and attic, a long south-east facade, the left end canted back along Great Bridgewater Street; with sandstone plinth, 1st-floor sill-band, eaves cornice, semi-octagonal angle-oriel with domed turret, and steeply-pitched roof with numerous gabled dormers; a large round-headed doorway in the centre of the main range, moulded in 2 orders, with shafts, set in a gabled surround with Lombard frieze, a large segmental-headed loading doorway to the right with cast-iron surround, a similar loading doorway next to the left corner (now with glazed screen) and another at left end of the canted portion; to the left of the main entrance, a very large 2-stage 3-light window with shafts; stilted and shouldered windows to the oriel, which has lancets to the attic stage and an open-arcaded stone cupola with domed roof; 3-light windows at ground and 1st floors of main range, otherwise most windows coupled and now furnished with tilting casements imitating sashes. Small dormers with 2-light windows and coped gables, larger dormers with 3-light windows and coped gables with kneelers and finials. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8383497632