The area developed with the arrival of the railway in the middle of the 19th century, when the hamlet of Crosby Seabank was replaced by housing for the middle class.[1] Most of the listed buildings are substantial private houses, many of them in the terraces of Beach Lawn, Adelaide Terrace, Marine Crescent, and Marine Terrace. The other listed buildings include churches and associated structures, schools, public buildings, public houses, a hotel, a cross, a former windmill, a fountain, a former cinema, and a war memorial with surrounding lamp standards.
Founded as a boys' school, and later integrated into the girls' school after the boys moved to a different site. It is in sandstone with a stone-slate roof. The building is in two storeys and is symmetrical with a two-storey porch on the front and a stair turret at the rear. The windows are mullioned and transomed.[3][4]
The cross was restored in 1986. The base stands on three square steps, all in sandstone. Two of the steps have inscriptions on the side. On the base is a restored wooden cross.[5]
A former tower windmill, later converted into a house. It is in stuccoed brick with a domed metal-clad roof. The building tapers, and is in six storeys with a single-storey extension. In each storey are rectangular windows, there is a date stone, and stumps of the sails are still present.[7]
The hotel is pebbledashed with sandstone dressings and slate roofs. It has three storeys, with nine bays facing the Promenade, and five bays on the right side. On the Promenade front the middle three bays are set back, and a verandah runs along the ground floor. On the right side the middle three bays project forward under a pedimentedgable. On the corners are painted quoins, and most of the windows are sashes.[8][9]
Originally a private house, it was converted into a public house in about 1871, and remodelled in 1924. It is in rendered brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. The building is in two storeys with an attic, and has a three-bay front. There is a central doorway flanked by lanterns and with a plaque above. Also in the ground floor are frosted windows with etched glazing, and another doorway. In the centre of the upper floor is a name plate including the date, which is flanked by sashes. Inside, the 1924 plan and features have been largely retained.[10]
A terrace of seven houses in brick with sandstone dressings and slate roofs. They have two storeys and each house is in two bays. Most of the houses have wooden trellis porches with swept hipped roofs, and most have cantedbay windows. In the upper floor each house has two rectangular windows with arched head and Y-tracery. The front garden walls and gate piers are included in the listing.[11][12]
A pair of stuccoed cottages with a hippedslate roof, in Regency style. They have a double-depth plan and are in two storeys. In the centre are paired doorways, each with a trellis porch and a blind window above. Between the floors is a Greek key, at the outer sides are panelled pilasters, and the windows are sashes.[14]
A brick house at the end of a terrace with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. It is a symmetrical house in two storeys with three bays. In the centre is a Tuscan porch with a square-headed doorway. The windows are sashes.[8][15]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. It is a symmetrical house in two storeys with three bays. At the front is a three-bay verandah carried on flutedpiers, with an open frieze and a lead-clad roof. In the centre is a square-headed doorway with a fluted surround and a fanlight. This is flanked by cantedbay windows with casements. In the upper storey are two bay windows and a small rectangular window.[8][16]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. It is a symmetrical house in two storeys with three bays. At the front is a three-bay verandah carried on Tuscan columns, with a decorative frieze and a lead-clad roof. In the centre is a square-headed doorway with a mouldedarchitrave and a fanlight. This is flanked by cantedbay windows with sashes. In the upper storey are two oriel windows and a small rectangular window.[8][17]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof and ridge tiles. It has two storeys and is in two bays. At the front is a decorative cast ironverandah with a lead-clad roof. In the ground floor is a square-headed doorway with a mouldedarchitrave, and to the left are two sash windows.[8][18]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. It has two storeys and is in two bays. At the front is a simple verandah with angle-struts and a lead-clad roof. In the ground floor is a square-headed doorway, and to the left is a cantedbay window. The windows are sashes.[8][20]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. It has two storeys and is in two bays. At the front is a simple verandah carried on cast iron columns and with a wooden ornamental fringe. In the ground floor is a square-headed doorway with a mouldedarchitrave, and to the left is a cantedbay window with sashes. In the upper floor are two rectangular windows.[8][22]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. It has two storeys and is in two bays. At the front is a verandah carried on columns and with an ornamental cast iron fringe and a lead roof. In the ground floor is a square-headed doorway with a fanlight, and to the left is a cantedbay window. The upper storey contains canted oriel windows.[8][23]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. It is a symmetrical house in two storeys with three bays. At the front is a verandah carried on columns with openwork brackets, and it has a lead roof. In the centre is a square-headed doorway with a mouldedarchitrave and a fanlight. This is flanked by cantedbay windows, and in the upper floor are sash windows with moulded architraves.[8][25]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. It is a symmetrical house in two storeys with three bays. At the front is a verandah carried on decorative cast iron standards and with a copper roof. In the centre is a square-headed doorway with a mouldedarchitrave and a rectangular window above. These are flanked by two-storey cantedbay windows.[8][26]
A stuccoed house with stone dressings in a terrace, with a slate roof. It is a symmetrical house in two storeys with three bays. At the front is a verandah carried on latticed cast iron standards. In the centre is a square-headed doorway with a fanlight, flanked by cantedbay windows.[8][30]
A pair of stuccoed houses in a terrace, with slate roofs and a cast ironverandah. They are in two storeys, and each house has two bays. The paired doorways are square-headed with fanlights, and these are flanked by bay windows. In the upper storey of No. 26 are two cantedoriel windows, and No. 27 has two rectangular windows.[8][34]
and a verandah carried on wooden posts. It is in two storeys with two bays. In the ground floor is a square-headed doorway with a fanlight, and a bay window to the left. In the upper floor are two bowed oriel windows.[8][35]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof and a verandah carried on wooden posts. It is in two storeys with three bays. In the centre of the ground floor is a square-headed doorway with a fanlight, above which is a sash window with an architrave. These are flanked by two-storey bay windows, one rectangular and the other canted.[8][36]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof and a verandah carried on decorative cast iron standards. It is in two storeys with two bays. In the ground floor is a square-headed doorway with a fanlight, and a bay window to the left. The upper floor windows contain 20th-century glazing.[8][37]
A stuccoed house in a terrace, with a slate roof. Most of the front is occupied by a five-sided verandah with a balcony above, to the right of which is a square-headed doorway with a fanlight. There are French windows in both storeys, those in the upper storey flanked by sash windows.[8][38]
A stuccoed house with a hippedslate roof at the end of a terrace. It is in two storeys with a verandah carried on wooden posts. On the front are two French windows in the ground floor, and windows with architraves above. The entrance is on the left side.[8][39]
Originally a villa, later used for other purposes, it is stuccoed with sandstone dressings and a hippedslate roof. The building is symmetrical with a U-shaped plan consisting of a three-bay main block and short side wings, and is in two storeys. In the centre is a Doric porch, the side wings contain bay windows, and they are pedimented.[3][40]
A roughcast house with sandstone dressings and a slate roof in two storeys with a basement. Six steps on the left lead up to a round-headed doorway with set-in columns, a fanlight, and a keystone. To the right is a rectangular window, and to the right of this is a round-headed lobby door with a fanlight. There is also a central basement window and there are two windows in the upper floor.[41]
A pebbledashed house with sandstone dressings and a slate roof in two storeys with a basement. It has a symmetrical front with a quarter-turned flight of steps to a central round-headed doorway. This has a wooden doorcase with fluted columns, a mouldedcornice, and a keystone. The windows are sashes with quoined surrounds, two in the basement, two in the ground floor, and three in the upper floor.[42]
A pair of stuccoed houses with roughcastgable ends. The roofs are in slate with ridge tiles. The houses are in two storeys and have central paired square-headed doorways with trellised porches. There are sash windows flanking the doorways and in the upper storey.[43]
A stuccoed house with a slate roof at the end of a terrace. It is in three storeys, with three bays facing the Promenade, and a wing extending along Wellington Street. The front has flanking Doricpilasters, a gutter cornice, a central doorway, sash windows in the lower two storeys, and casement windows in the top floor. On the right side is a segmental-headed doorway with foliated consoles and a moulded head, and more windows.[44][45]
A terrace of four stuccoed houses with slate roofs. They are in two storeys and have cast ironverandahs. Three of the houses are in two bays, and the other has a symmetrical front with three bays. There is one cantedbay window, and the other windows are sashes.[8][46]
A roughcast public house with a plinth, sandstone dressings, and a slate roof. It has an L-shaped plan, and consists of a three-storey two-bay block with a two-storey two-bay wing to the right. The main block is gabled and contains a roundel. The main entrance is square-headed with pilasters and a pediment on consoles. Most of the windows are sashes.[48]
A pair of roughcast houses with a slate roof. They are in two storeys and each has a two-bay front facing the Promenade. In the ground floor are three bay windows and a French window, and across the front is a cast ironverandah. The windows are sashes, and the entrances are at the rear.[49]
This originated as a gatehouse, and a coach house and stables, forming two blocks at right angles joined by an archway. It is built in sandstone with slate roofs, and is in Tudor style. Both blocks contain a Tudor arched coach entrance. Other features include mullioned windows and arrow slits.[50][51]
The former school is in brick with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. It has an F-shaped plan and is in a single storey. The windows have rusticatedquoins, and there is an inscribed stone tablet including the date.[8][52]
A terrace of 17 stuccoed houses with slate roofs. Two of the houses are in three storeys, and the others are in two storeys with attics; two (different) houses are in four bays, and the rest are in three bays. Between the houses are giant Doricpilasters, and the houses are broadly similar to each other. All the doorways are square-headed with fanlights, one house is pedimented, some have dormers, and most of the windows are sashes.[44][53]
A row of three stuccoed houses in a terrace with slate roofs and a cast ironverandah. They are in two storeys with attics, and each house has a three-bay front. The doorways have fanlights, and on the ground floor are two French windows. The other windows are sashes, and there is a blind window in the centre of each upper storey.[8][54]
A terrace of four stuccoed houses with slate roofs. They are in two storeys and have a cast ironverandah. Each pair of houses has five windows in the upper storey, the middle of which is blind. The doorways have side-windows and fanlights. Most of the windows are sashes, one of the houses has a bay window, and two have oriel windows in the upper storey with dormers above.[8][55]
A stuccoed house with a slate roof and a verandah on cast iron columns at the end of a terrace. It is in three storeys and has a three-bay front. The doorway is in the right bay, it is square-headed, and has a fanlight. The windows are sashes, those in the middle storey having louvred shutters.[8][56]
A stuccoed house with a slate roof, remodelled in the late 19th century, and forming part of a terrace. It is in three storeys with a large two-storey cantedbay window, and a segmental-headed doorway to the left. At the top of the house is a gable with wavy bargeboards and a finial. There is one French window, the other windows being sashes.[44][59]
A villa in red and yellow brick, on a plinth, with sandstone dressings and a hippedslate roof. It is in two storeys with a cellar, and has a symmetrical three-bay front. In the centre is a round-headed doorway with a moulded surround and a fanlight. The windows are sashes with architraves, and on the right side are two bay windows.[60]
A pair of roughcast houses with sandstone dressings and slate roofs with stone gablecopings. They are in two storeys and have a symmetrical front. The doorways are round-headed with in pilastered doorcases. Each house has one sash window in the ground floor and two in the upper floor.[61]
A pair of roughcast houses with sandstone dressings and slate roofs in two storeys. The doorway of No. 32 is on the right, and that of No. 34 is in the centre; they are both round-headed with keystones in pilastered doorcases. Flanking the doorway of No. 34 are single-storey cantedbay windows. The other windows are sashes.[62]
A pair of houses in red and yellow brick with stone dressings and a slate roof, in late Georgian style. They are in a double-depth plan, have two storeys, and each house has two bays. The doorways are round-headed with rusticated surrounds and keystones, and between them are bay windows. Most of the windows are sashes.[63]
A terrace of six brick houses with stone dressings and slate roofs. They have a double-depth plan, and are in two storeys with cellars. Five steps lead up to the paired doorways, which are square-headed, each with a mouldedarchitrave, a dentilledcornice, and a fanlight. Each house has a two-storey bow, with two windows in each floor, and another above the doorway.[64]
A roughcast house with a slate roof, in two storeys with an attic. The central doorway is pilastered with a frieze, a cornice and a fanlight. To the right is a bay window, and to the left is a casement. In the upper floor are three sash windows. On the left side are a doorway, two windows in the ground floor and two in the attic.[65]
A roughcast villa, later used for other purposes, with a slate roof, in Neo-Jacobean style. It is in two storeys with attics and has a four-bay front. The first bay has a parapet, the second and fourth bays are gabled, and the third bay rises to form a three-stage embattled tower. The first bay contains a bay window, and the fourth bay a porch. Across the front is a cast ironverandah carried on Perpendicular-style standards.[66]
Originally a villa, later used as part of a school, it is roughcast with sandstone dressings and has a hippedslate roof. The building is in two storeys with attics, and has a near-symmetrical three-bay front in Classical style. In the centre is a porch with four Tuscanpilasters, a plain frieze and a mouldedcornice. The doorway is round-headed with imposts and a keystone. The windows are sashes, and there are three semicircular attic dormers.[67]
The church was designed by A. and G. Holme in Decorated style. It was severely damaged by fire in 1972, and most of the east end was destroyed. The church was rebuilt with a new sheet metal roof, apse, and vestries. It is constructed in sandstone and consists of a nave, north and south transepts, a chancel, and a west steeple. The steeple has a three-stage tower, a semicircular stair turret, and a broach spire.[68][69]
The town hall was designed by F. S. Spencer Yates in Italianate style, and was extended in 1892. It is built in sandstone with a hippedslate roof, and is in two storeys. The building has a square plan with an extension at the rear and a wing to the right. The entrance front is symmetrical in three bays, and has a central porch with four Tuscan columns, a frieze, a cornice, and a balustradedparapet. At the top of the building is a dentilled cornice, and the windows have architraves.[71][72]
A pair of stuccoed houses with slate roofs in 2+1⁄2 storeys. No. 1 has one bay facing the Promenade, and three (containing the entrance) on the right side; No. 2 has two bays facing the Promenade. An elaborate cast ironverandah runs along the Promenade front. Features include a bowed window, a bay window, and windows with decorative surrounds and hood moulds. The windows are sashes.[11][75]
A pair of similar stuccoed houses with slate roofs in Italianate style. They are in three storeys with cellars, and each house has a two-bay front. In the left bay steps lead up to a pilastered doorway, above which are two-light windows. The right bays contain a two-storey cantedbay window with a balustradedparapet, and a three-light window above.[11][80]
These consist of two larger piers flanking a carriage entrance, and a smaller pier to the right with a pedestrian gate. The piers are in sandstone with cross-gabled tops, the smaller pier being a monolith. The gate is in wrought iron, and contains scroll-work.[81]
The farmhouse is roughcast with a slate roof, and is in cottage orné style. It has an irregular plan with a wing on the left and is in two storeys. There is a central full-height gabled porch, within which is a secondary porch. On the right is a casement window, with a gabled half-dormer above. To the left is a single-storey bay window, above which is a sash window. All the gables have decorative bargeboards.[82]
A former villa, it is pebble dashed with stone dressings, a slate roof, and a cast ironverandah. The building is in two storeys with an attic. There are two bays facing Marine Drive, and an entrance front of three bays containing a square-headed doorway. Most of the windows are sashes, there are bay windows facing the drive, and a round-headed window in the gable of the entrance front.[84]
A brick house with sandstone dressings, a slate roof, and red ridge tiles. It is in High Victorian Gothic style, with two storeys and two unequal gabledbays. In the larger left bay is a two-storey cantedbay window with a hipped roof. The right bay contains a glazed porch and above this is a canted oriel window. The entrance is on the left side.[11][85]
The wall and gate piers are in rendered brick. The wall has sandstonecoping. The piers are square with chamfered bases and corners, and have low pyramidal caps.[86]
Originally a pair of semi-detached houses, later converted into a school. It is in brown brick with dressings and decoration in blue and yellow brick, and has a slate roof. The school is in two storeys with attics, and four bays, the outer bays projecting forward, gabled, and each containing a single-storey bay window. Most of the windows are sashes, there is a gabled half-dormer with decorative bargeboards, and on the sides of the school are porches.[87]
The former coach house is in red and yellow (and some blue) brick with a hippedslate roof, and is in Gothic style. It has two storeys and a symmetrical seven-bay front. The central bay has a segmental-headed archway above which is an oriel window, and a tower with a pyramidal roof containing a canopieddormer. On each side are three bays, the central bay having a doorway over which is a corbelled half-dormer.[90]
The public house is in three storeys, the ground floor with green glazed tiling, and roughcast above. In the ground floor are two doorways and rectangular windows. Between the upper floors are two bands ending in pilasters. In the upper floors are sash windows, those in the middle floor having mouldedarchitraves, plain friezes and cornices.[91]
Three lamp standards surround the war memorial on a road island. They are in cast iron and consist of simple columns with scrolled branches carrying pendant glass globes.[92]
The school was designed by Lockwood and Mawson in Gothic style. It is built in red brick with dressings in sandstone and terracotta and with green slate roofs. The building has a U-shaped plan with a central block and receding wings. It is in a tall single storey with attics, and has a central clock tower flanked by classrooms and lateral pavilions. On the tower are four turrets, an embattledparapet, and a two-stage louvred lantern with a pyramidal roof.[93][94]
The headmaster's house, later used as offices, was probably designed by Lockwood and Mawson. It is in eclectic style, and is constructed in red brick with sandstone and terracotta dressings and it has a slate roof. It is in a square plan with projecting gabled wings, and has two storeys.[95]
The entrance lodge to the school was probably designed by Lockwood and Mawson. It is in Tudor style, and constructed in red brick with sandstone dressings and a slate roof. The lodge has an elongated cruciform plan, and is in a single storey. Its features include a timber-framed porch, gables with panelled bargeboards, and sash windows.[96][97]
The gateway consists of four piers and gates. The piers are in sandstone and have pyramidal tops. They flank a central carriage gateway and lateral pedestrian gateways, and contain cast iron gates.[98]
A public house in Renaissance style. It is built in red brick with stone dressings, and has a slatedMansard roof. The building has a wedge-shaped plan, it is in two storeys with an attic, and has six bays on one front, seven on the other, and another bay on the corner. On the top of the corner bay is a triumphal arch, and along the top of the building are pineapple finials.[100]
The church, originally a Baptist church, and the hall were designed by George Baines and Son in Arts and CraftsGothic style. They are in Accrington brick with terracotta dressings and have slate roofs. The church consists of a nave, north and south porches, and north and south transepts. Its façade is symmetrical, it is in two storeys, and has a gable with a square finial. The church is linked to the hall on the left, which is in a similar style but smaller.[73][101]
Designed probably by Hubert Austin, the wall and gate piers are in sandstone. The wall is on the north and west sides of the churchyard. There are three gateways, the piers having traceried panels and curved tops. The gates are in wrought iron.[103]
A public house in Edwardian Baroque style with two storeys. The ground floor is in rusticatedsandstone on a polished brown graniteplinth; the upper storey is in Accrington brick with sandstone dressings. It consists of a main range, a wing at an angle, and a canted porch between. Features include a round-headed porch with a cartouche in its pediment and a turret above, another cartouche in a gable, a large semicircular plaque, and an octagonal copper dome.[50][109]
The library was paid for by Andrew Carnegie and designed by Anderson and Crawford. It is in Accrington brick with sandstone dressings, green slate roofs, and red ridge tiles. The library is in a single storey and has a three-bay front. Above the central entrance is a balustradedparapet and a dome. On top of the library is a two-stage turret with a clock face and an ogival domed roof with a finial.[3][110]
Originally Waterloo Grammar School, the building is in red brick with sandstone dressings and a slate roof, and is in Queen Anne style. It is symmetrical with a two-storey main range and flanking wings, and a single-storey range in front between the wings. Features include a Venetian window, three three-light dormers, and a two-stage cupola with a finial.[8][111]
A drinking fountain to the memory of John Cross, a police superintendent who organised soup kitchens for the poor. It is in limestone and consists of a round-headed pillar containing a bowl under a round-headed niche. Above this is a bronze plaque with a relief of John Cross, and an inscription detailing his service.[112]
The former cinema has a façade in faience, with brick elsewhere and a slate roof. It is in Edwardian Baroque style, with two storeys and a symmetrical three-bay front. The central bay has a doorway over which is an oculus with a festoon, and a pediment containing a wreath and the date. On both floors the outer bays contain triple windows with architraves, keystones, and festoons.[50][113]
The memorial was designed by Francis W. Doyle Jones. It consists of a square granite column about 4 metres (13 ft) high with a bronze figure of an angel holding an olive branch and a wreath, representing Victory. There are inscriptions on the column.[8][114][115]
The memorial was designed by Joseph Watson Cabré, and is in Hopton Wood stone. It is about 5 metres (16 ft) high, and consists of a broad obelisk with a cornice on a base and a polygonal step. On top of the obelisk is a basin in which is a two-stepped capstone. Four stilts rise from this and support an electric light. The obelisk is decorated with a Greek key pattern and rosettes, and is inscribed. There is also an inscription on the front of the base.[116]
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