Premises Occupied By Helme Footwear

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SK0494 MANOR PARK ROAD 921-1/11/71 (East side) 27/01/78 Premises occupied by Helme Footwear

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Former Tabernacle chapel, now commercial premises. Dated 1860, with C20 extensions. Ashlar gritstone to front elevation, (gable onto street), with chiselled and draughted margins. Watershot masonry to side elevations, rear not accessible. Slate roof. PLAN: simple rectangular space with galleries, now floored. EXTERIOR: symmetrical, 3 bays. Gable wall with coping to eaves and stone finial, with small semi-circular opening above plaque dated 1860; cornice bands and rusticated quoining. 1st floor: 3 tall round-headed 16-pane windows in ashlar stone surrounds with recessed aprons (above sill band). Ground floor: low plinth with 2 round-headed doorways with blocked fanlights flanking central round-headed blocked window; all have panelled ashlar surrounds. Doors are fielded and panelled. Side elevation: regular 4-window range with plain lintels to 1st and ground floors with the east window blocked on left elevation. INTERIOR: ground floor retains most of its Art Nouveau stained glass, cast-iron columns and flagged floor but only one of the 2 original staircases. This rises from the extreme right of the main entrance and ascends in 2 flights to the upper floor (now used as storage). Elaborate ceiling roses and stucco cornices remain. Originally listed with earlier chapel to north, (now known as Northern Glass Works, attached walls and railings), (q.v.)

Listing NGR: SK0415494410