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Latitude: 53.4828 / 53°28'58"N
Longitude: -2.3393 / 2°20'21"W
OS Eastings: 377580
OS Northings: 398512
OS Grid: SJ775985
Mapcode National: GBR DX35.B6
Mapcode Global: WH989.1QBB
Plus Code: 9C5VFMM6+47
Entry Name: Eccles Central Library
Listing Date: 16 July 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1162833
English Heritage Legacy ID: 211938
ID on this website: 101162833
Location: Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, M30
County: Salford
Electoral Ward/Division: Barton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Eccles
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Eccles St Andrew
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Public library Library building
ECCLES CHURCH STREET
SJ 79 NE
(south side)
4/5 Eccles Central
- Library
G.V. II
Public library. 1907 with single-storey additions of 1971.
By Edward Potts. Brick with terra-cotta dressings and stone
slate roof. 4 bays and 2 storeys with a fifth bay set back
to right and 1971 additions to rear and left. Mixed
Renaissance style. Double-doors in bay 2 with fanlight and
an open pediment on Ionic 3/4 columns surrounding a coat of
arms. Wide flat pilasters rise to either side to support an
enriched cornice and parapet with scrolled coping and
enriched panels. Tripartite windows below semi-circular
arches with bold radiating voussoirs. Paired first floor
windows separated by Ionic columns. An elaborate canted bay
window forms a prominent feature with a swag frieze at first
floor level and an octagonal belvedere with domed roof set
back behind a balustrade. Bay 5, the right return, and rear,
all employ similar details but to a lesser degree. The
interior consists of a large 2-storey hall with full-height
round-arched arcades on each side (2 sides are blind) in
front of a first floor-level walkway. Vaulted ceiling with
clerestory. Stained glass and some original timber and iron
fittings. C20 additions are not of special interest.
Listing NGR: SJ7758098512
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