Mechanics Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Public library.
Mechanics Hall
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-keystone-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1984
- Type
- Public library
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SD 82 SE BACUP ST. JAMES'S STREET
13/57 Mechanics Hall - - II
Mechanics Institute, 1846, now Public Library. Sandstone ashlar, hipped slate roof. Rectangular plan 3x8 bays, 2 storeys, in simple classical style. Symmetrical facade with clasping pilasters, 1st floor sill band, moulded cornice, plain parapet, Tuscan doorcase, 2 windows at ground floor and 3 taller windows above (all with altered glazing). Right side wall matches front but windows are sashed and there is a pilaster between the 6th and 7th bays, a door at ground floor beyond this. Interior altered. History: Mechanics Institute founded 1839, this building erected by some of the principal manufacturers of the neighbourhood at cost of £1,300 and presented to the members, opened July 1846.
Listing NGR: SD8689023020
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