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Latitude: 53.6947 / 53°41'41"N
Longitude: -2.4674 / 2°28'2"W
OS Eastings: 369231
OS Northings: 422134
OS Grid: SD692221
Mapcode National: GBR CT6Q.L8
Mapcode Global: WH978.2D9D
Plus Code: 9C5VMGVM+V2
Entry Name: Pair of Former Tram Shelters and Attached Railings Enclosing Centre of Square
Listing Date: 27 September 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1072432
English Heritage Legacy ID: 184674
ID on this website: 101072432
Location: Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, BB3
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Civil Parish: Darwen
Built-Up Area: Darwen
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Darwen St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
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SD 62 SE DARWEN BELGRAVE SQUARE
4/3 Pair of former tram shelters
and attached railings enclosing
- centre of square
GV II
Matching pair of tram shelters and public lavatories, dated 1902, now
closed. Ashlar with domed copper-clad roofs. South shelter regular
octagonal, north shelter octagonal but elongated to rear. Single storey,
in free baroque style; moulded stringcourse at impost level, moulded
cornice, balustraded parapet. The angles have square piers at the
lower level and stumpy Ionic colonnettes above, the cornice breaking
out over these in exaggerated form and carrying scrolled consoles to
short pillars with prominent caps and ball finials, between which run
balustrades with ramped ends. The 3 sides to the street all have large
round-headed openings, that on the inner side a door, others windows,
all crossed by the string course above which the heads, as lunettes, have
Gibbs surrounds and decorated extrados. On south side wall of south shelter
is an attached bronze plaque lettered in relief.
Iron railings to north, west and south sides of square appear contemporary
and have knobbed bars with stone piers with moulded cornices at intervals.
Listing NGR: SD6923122134
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