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Latitude: 53.6145 / 53°36'52"N
Longitude: -2.1585 / 2°9'30"W
OS Eastings: 389612
OS Northings: 413120
OS Grid: SD896131
Mapcode National: GBR FVCN.H0
Mapcode Global: WHB8X.TDBW
Plus Code: 9C5VJR7R+RJ
Entry Name: Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage
Listing Date: 25 October 1951
Last Amended: 12 February 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1025899
English Heritage Legacy ID: 358937
ID on this website: 101025899
Location: Mitchell Hey, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL16
County: Rochdale
Electoral Ward/Division: Milkstone and Deeplish
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Rochdale
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Rochdale St Chad, St Mary and St Edmund
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Clergy house
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/11/2019
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ROCHDALE
SPARROW HILL
Rochdale Museum, The Old Vicarage.
(formerly listed as the Vicarage)
25.10.1951
GV
II
Vicarage, now museum. c.1724 and c.1820. Brick with stone basement, stone features, C20 tile and stone slate roofs. Double depth with central staircase plan with later additions to left and right. Two storeys with attic and two basement storeys. Five bays with two bay addition to left and gabled single storey addition to right. Windows are eight-pane sashes with flat gauged brick arches, stone sills and keystones. Square bay window to left addition. Six-panel fielded door, overlight and segmental hood with carved shell and cherub,on enriched console brackets. Wood modillion eaves cornice continues round left addition and over central gable. Stone quoins.
Rear facade c.1820, re-used stone mullioned windows and door surround. Projecting stair bay. Good panelling to most rooms. Entrance hall connects with stair by segmental arch with panelled pilasters, keystone and soffit. Original staircase with open string, column-on-vase balusters and deep handrail.
Said to be built for Samuel Dunster D.D. (Faculty applied for 1724) who "adopted the plan of his house in Marlborough Street, London," William Robertson 1889 The social and political history of Rochdale, being a companion volume to 'Old and new Rochdale and its people' and 'Rochdale past and present' Rochdale: the author
Listing NGR: SD8961213120
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