SINCLAIRS OYSTER BAR
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254647
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Jun-1994
- Statutory Address:
- SINCLAIRS OYSTER BAR, SHAMBLES SQUARE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- SINCLAIRS OYSTER BAR, SHAMBLES SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Manchester (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ8391698681
Details
MANCHESTER
SJ8398NE SHAMBLES SQUARE
698-1/26/371 (South side)
25/02/52 Sinclair's Oyster Bar
(Formerly Listed as:
OLD SHAMBLES
(South side)
Sinclair's Oyster Bar to south of
Cateaton Street)
GV II
House, now restaurant. Late C17 or early C18, altered, and
recently raised up some 30 feet to correspond with new street
level of surrounding C20 redevelopment. Stucco, painted black
and white, slate roof. Rectangular plan on corner site, in 2
parts, with splayed corner. Main range 3 low storeys, with
corner block 4 high storeys; 3:1 windows plus one window in
the splayed corner; ground floor painted black, with coupled
doorway in centre, window of 4 arched lights to right, another
doorway in splayed corner; upper floors painted to resemble
black-and-white "half-timbering", coupled windows on each
floor to the left with altered small-pane glazing, one 16-pane
sash on each floor of the centre, and in the 4-storey portion
a 12-pane sash at 1st floor, another at a much higher 2nd
floor level, and a 9-pane sash to the top of an equally high
3rd floor; 16-pane sashes on each floor of the corner. Corner
block has unusual reversed-slope roof with prominent bracketed
cornice. Interior contains evidence of early origin, also
various chop house fittings of early C19 date and style.
Historically interesting as one of the oldest oyster bars and
chop houses in England. Forms group with The Old Wellington
Inn adjoining to the left (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SJ8391698681
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 457625
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
