Most of Greater Manchester's listed buildings date from the
Victorian and
Edwardian periods.[1] According to an
Association for Industrial Archaeology publication, Greater Manchester is "one of the classic areas of industrial and urban growth in Britain, the result of a combination of forces that came together in the 18th and 19th centuries: a phenomenal rise in population, the appearance of the specialist industrial town, a transport revolution, and weak local lordship".[4] Much of the region, historically a part of
Lancashire, was at the forefront of
textile manufacturing from the early 19th century until the early 20th century, and the county includes several former
mill towns.[5][6] Greater Manchester has a wealth of
industrial heritage, represented by industrial architecture found throughout the county,[6] but many of its Grade II* listed buildings have a
municipal,
ecclesiastic or other
cultural heritage.
It is uncertain which Grade II* listed structure in Greater Manchester is the oldest. However, three of the 238 buildings date from the 13th century.
Brandlesholme Old Hall in Bury was once an open-hall cruck-framed house, originating in the 13th century, although altered and extended in the 16th century and completely remodelled in 1849.[7] The Church of St Chad in Rochdale has a 13th-century tower (with an 1870 extension).[8] And
Mab's Cross in
Wigan, the stump of a boundary
cross, is probably 13th century in origin.[9] The newest Grade II* listed building in Greater Manchester is the
Daily Express Building, designed by Sir
Owen Williams in 1939.[10] Because of the heavy impact of the
Industrial Revolution on Greater Manchester, just under half of its Grade II* listed buildings (112, 47%) were completed in the 19th century.
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abThe Barton Swing Aqueduct crosses the Manchester Ship Canal and is in the boroughs of both
Salford and
Trafford"Barton Swing Aqueduct". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
Most of Greater Manchester's listed buildings date from the
Victorian and
Edwardian periods.[1] According to an
Association for Industrial Archaeology publication, Greater Manchester is "one of the classic areas of industrial and urban growth in Britain, the result of a combination of forces that came together in the 18th and 19th centuries: a phenomenal rise in population, the appearance of the specialist industrial town, a transport revolution, and weak local lordship".[4] Much of the region, historically a part of
Lancashire, was at the forefront of
textile manufacturing from the early 19th century until the early 20th century, and the county includes several former
mill towns.[5][6] Greater Manchester has a wealth of
industrial heritage, represented by industrial architecture found throughout the county,[6] but many of its Grade II* listed buildings have a
municipal,
ecclesiastic or other
cultural heritage.
It is uncertain which Grade II* listed structure in Greater Manchester is the oldest. However, three of the 238 buildings date from the 13th century.
Brandlesholme Old Hall in Bury was once an open-hall cruck-framed house, originating in the 13th century, although altered and extended in the 16th century and completely remodelled in 1849.[7] The Church of St Chad in Rochdale has a 13th-century tower (with an 1870 extension).[8] And
Mab's Cross in
Wigan, the stump of a boundary
cross, is probably 13th century in origin.[9] The newest Grade II* listed building in Greater Manchester is the
Daily Express Building, designed by Sir
Owen Williams in 1939.[10] Because of the heavy impact of the
Industrial Revolution on Greater Manchester, just under half of its Grade II* listed buildings (112, 47%) were completed in the 19th century.
^
abcdefghijThe date given is the date used by Historic England as significant for the initial building or that of an important part in the structure's description.
^
abThe Barton Swing Aqueduct crosses the Manchester Ship Canal and is in the boroughs of both
Salford and
Trafford"Barton Swing Aqueduct". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2008.