Contributions of the group Years in Numbers or Roman Numerals

Tobacco warehouse

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 07 May 2026 10:57:05 +0000

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The Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse is a grade II listed building and is the world's largest brick warehouse, with a net floor area of 1.6 million square feet. It stands 125 feet high, and at the time of its construction in 1900-01, claimed to be the world's largest building in terms of area. The 14 storey building spans across 36 acres and its construction used 27 million bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000 tons of steel. The overall design was by A. G. Lyster, the Dock Engineer, but Arthur Berrington almost certainly played a part. The warehouse was a late addition to the Stanley Dock complex and was built on land reclaimed from the dock. It has now been converted to apartments with retail and commercial uses on the ground floor.

Picturedrome

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:42:07 +0000

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The Picturedrome in Holmfirth built 1912-13 by the firm of Messrs. Hawthorne & King of Coxton House, Mirfield, and was opened on Easter Monday, March 1st 1913 as the Holme Valley Theatre. It was designed as both theatre and cinema, seating 1040 people; 240 in the balcony and 800 downstairs. The name was initially announced as the Hippodrome, but it was referred to as both the Holme Valley Theatre and the Holmfirth Electric Picturedrome in early newspaper reports. Closure as a cinema came in September 1967 and it reopened as a bingo hall from December 1967 until 1993. Today the Picturedrome is a prominent, refurbished music venue with a capacity of approximately 650, featuring a stage and dance floor.

1903

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:27:25 +0000

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Abandoned light industrial premises dated 1903 in terracotta on Ludgate Hill in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham.

Industry

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:32:54 +0000

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Droylsden formed its own industrial Co-operative Society in December 1861, with 71 members and £104 4s 1d. The Society thrived and in 1876 it opened a large meeting hall above its shop facilities. Subsequent extensions included this 1911 building embellished in stone and terracotta. It's good to see the industrious bees at work. The building is no longer in Co-op use.

Towpath bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:06:45 +0000

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Side bridge on the Stockport Branch Canal at Gorton. Maintenance of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company's boats was undertaken at Gorton dock which was located on the Stockport Branch of the Ashton Canal a short distance from the junction with the main line. This is the bridge that carried the towpath across the entrance to the dock. It is dated 1864.

Savings Bank

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:21:42 +0000

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The former Airdrie Savings Bank, Main Street, Coatbridge was built in 1920 to the design of architects James Davidson and Son. Mainly red sandstone with granite base and pillars. The lettered panel high up states that the bank was instituted in 1835. It is now a solicitors and is listed Category B.

Rainhead

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:16:12 +0000

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Edward VII is referenced on this 1905 rainhead attached to the old post office building on Guildhall Street in Lincoln. The building is now a pub known as The Mailbox.

1905

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 05:39:31 +0000

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Terracotta build date on the Simms Reeve intitute at Brancaster. The building is named after the man who was Lord of the Manor in the later years of the nineteenth century.

Boathouse

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:48:41 +0000

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The Packet Boat House below Fairfield Top Lock on the Ashton Canal was built in 1833. The Ashton Canal Company kept their Packet Boat moored in it when not in use. This boat carried mail, passengers and small parcels on regular services between Ashton, Marple, Stockport and Manchester and the journey to Manchester from Ashton took only two and a half hours including 18 locks!

Trencherfield Mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:17:47 +0000

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Tower on the Trencherfield Mill in Wigan which was built in 1907 as a cotton spinning mill with 96, 468 spindles for William Woods & Sons Ltd. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Textile processing ended in 1968 and the mill has multiple uses including apartments and offices. The heritage section, including the original steam engine, was closed down in 2019.

Bell-Edison

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:31:21 +0000

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The Grade I listed Bell-Edison Telephone Building at 17-19 Newhall St, Birmingham was completed in 1896 to the design of architect Frederick Martin of the firm Martin & Chamberlain. Whilst fairly plain at ground level, the upper storeys feature a rich variety of terracotta ornamentation. It was constructed to house the new Central Telephone Exchange and offices for the National Telephone Company (NTC). Birmingham's central exchange had 5,000 subscribers and was the largest of its type in the country.

Past glory

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:41:36 +0000

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Like a relic of some long lost civilisation, the portal to the 1932 built public baths at Darwen stands as a reminder of past glory. Behind stands the replacement structure which is branded as a 'Leisure Centre'.

1927

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:52:57 +0000

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The red rose of Lancashire on the 1927 built Rose Hill United Reform Church in Bolton, all in fine local terracotta. Such pride and detail in architecture is rare in new construction these days.

Each For All

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:02:01 +0000

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Former Co-op shop at Ipswich. This building has been empty for some years and is due for demolition to be replaced by a new primary school. The project is currently stalled due to a 1960s mural at the rear of the building having been listed.

Thomas Cook

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 06:55:09 +0000

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The Thomas Cook building in Gallowtree Gate, Leicester was commissioned by his son, John Mason Cook, and opened in 1894 next to the company’s existing offices. It was both a memorial to Cook himself, who died two years earlier, and a more suitable base for the travel business, which had grown from modest beginnings to employ over 2,000 people worldwide. The architects were the local firm of Goddard, Paget and Goddard, and it was built by Hardington and Elliott of Leicester. It is listed Grade II.

1931

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 07:43:53 +0000

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The Blacksmith's Arms at Loughborough.

No.1 Branch

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:35:19 +0000

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Terracotta on the frontage of the former No.1 Branch of the Loughborough Co-operative Society. The Co-operative movement was a big user of terracotta in the early 20th century.

EJ 1898

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:15:21 +0000

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A nice bit of terracotta detail at 51 - 52 High Street in Bangor.

Stamford House

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:35:59 +0000

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This Commercial building in Altrincham, with offices over shops, was built in 1904-5, by Charles Heathcote & Sons, for J.H.Brown Esq. a developer who lived in Ashley. It incorporates a lot of buff terracotta ornamentation. Formerly known as Station Buildings this Grade II listed building was refurbished in 2014 to provide commercial accommodation and contemporary apartments.

Town Hall

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 06:12:03 +0000

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The Town Hall at Bollington in Cheshire was built in 1933 using the local gritstone. The stained glass windows declared the old Urban District Council which is now the Town Council after many reorganisations of local government.