Now here is a good piece of news which comes from a press release today from SAVE Britain's Heritage.*
It is a place I have written about already, and so it is encouraging that one historic building will not become a pile of rubble.
Strictly speaking it is in Altrincham and not Manchester, listing doesn't always mean it is safe, and not all developers are unmindful of the past.
So with that out of the way “SAVE is delighted to announce that the Engine House and chimney base of the former Linotype Works in Altrincham has been listed, halting its proposed demolition.
Earlier this year owners of the historic Altrincham Linotype Works, Morris Homes, had applied to demolish and rebuild the unlisted canal-side Engine House as part of their wider redevelopment of the site, which is a designated conservation area.
SAVE considers the Engine House and nearby Chimney base to be of high historic significance and suitable for conversion. In response to the threat of demolition, we submitted a listing application to Historic England, and the building has now been granted grade II listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The decision means the owners will now have to apply for Listed Building Consent in order to demolish the listed building”. *
For more information and images contact Ben Oakley, Conservation Officer at SAVE Britain's Heritage: ben.oakley@savebritainsheritage.org / 07388 181 181.
Pictures; the Linotype Works, 2020, from the collection of Andy Robertson
* SAVE Britain's Heritage, https://www.savebritainsheritage.org/
**Warehouses and things …… along the Duke’s Canal ……… no. 2 The Lynotype Works https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/09/warehouses-and-things-along-dukes-canal_30.html
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