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Latitude: 53.0925 / 53°5'32"N
Longitude: -2.423 / 2°25'22"W
OS Eastings: 371770
OS Northings: 355110
OS Grid: SJ717551
Mapcode National: GBR 7X.9CYM
Mapcode Global: WH9B5.RJDM
Plus Code: 9C5V3HRG+XR
Entry Name: The Delaney Building at Crewe and Alsager College
Listing Date: 14 June 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1330088
English Heritage Legacy ID: 56684
ID on this website: 101330088
Location: Crewe Green, Cheshire East, Cheshire, CW1
County: Cheshire East
Civil Parish: Crewe
Built-Up Area: Crewe
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Crewe Green St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SJ 75 NW FORMER BOROUGH OF CREWE CREWE ROAD
2/40 The Delaney Building at
Crewe and Alsager
College
II
One of the original buildings of the former Crewe Teacher Training
College and still used for similar purposes, 1911 (in pediment) by H
Beswick (County Architect). In terra cotta and Accrington red bricks
with slate roof. "H" plan, 11 bay, single storey front but with
2-storey section at the rear (north). High-standing, (Assembly Hall)
7-bays-wide projecting centre, with lower 2-bay wings either side.
Centre bay flanked by brick pilasters, with terra cotta bases and
bands, supporting a terra cotta pediment, with three corn stooks,
cartouche and date in the tympanum. Lower, open pediments, to end
bays of centre section, on pilasters which frame recessed openings
with archivolts. There are small circular 4-keystone panels in the
tympanum. Moulded terra cotta plinth, sills, string course and
console cornice. Mullion and transome windows with hopper lights and
semi-circular transome lights and bullseye windows above. Plain brick
parapet with moulded coping. Side wings plainer with flat headed
hopper and pivot windows dressed in terra cotta, lightly moulded
cornice and brick parapet with moulded coping. Octagonal drum with
corner shafts supporting lead covered cupola with weather vane. Rear
section of building of no interest.
Listing NGR: SJ7177055110
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