17, Atherton Street is a Grade II listed building in the Knowsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1991. House. 1 related planning application.
17, Atherton Street
- WRENN ID
- tattered-soffit-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Knowsley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1991
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The following building shall be added:
PRESCOT ATHERTON STREET SJ 49 SE 6/49 No 17
II
House forming part of a terrace. Circa 1790. Brick in Flemish bond; Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys, regular 2-window range. Moulded eaves cornice. Sash windows to upper floors, all hornless, those to 1st floor under segmental arches. Late C19 style shop front with doorway to right. Ridge stack to left. The importance of the building lies in the survival of an integral 2nd floor watch-maker's workshop visible to the rear. 30-pane window, lintel at eaves level, 4 principal mullions one with a shaped eaves bracket. 1st floor sash windows under segmental heads. This building marks an early phase in the history of watch making in Prescot, an industry for which the town was nationally important.
Listing NGR: SJ4671992865
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