Cliff
| Designation date: | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Extension date: | August 1994 |
| Area: | 26.03 ha (64.42 acres) |
| Listed buildings : | 12 |
Background information
The
Cliff Conservation Area is situated to the west of Great Clowes Street and to the north of Great Cheetham
Street West, lying on high ground that overlooks the River Irwell and the former Manchester Race Course
at Castle Irwell.
There is no evidence of the earlier properties that existed at the Cliff due to the gradual change of the area from a rural one to a residential one. The oldest house that now exists is Cliff House dating from 1817, which was the first of a number of large houses to be erected overlooking the River Irwell.
In the mid-19th century the majority of residents at the Cliff were members of the professional classes but a number of merchants also resided there. The Cliff was one of the earliest residential suburbs for “commuters” into Manchester and Salford. Whilst the layout of the Cliff was not as formal as areas such as Victoria Park, Manchester, it was a prototype for such later developments.
As the 19th century progressed the character of the area change, due partly to improvements in the transport system which enabled people to live further away from the commercial centre and allowed clerical and similar workers to enter the area of Great Clowes Street and Lower Broughton Road.
Update
In the 20th century the area has undergone further changes in that many of the larger properties have been converted for multi-occupation. However, the majority of the twelve listed buildings within the conservation area have remained in single ownership, ensuring that the eastern boundary which overlooks the River Irwell resembles that which appeared on the 1848 Ordnance Survey map.
Cliff Extension - 1994
A number of
residents in the area to the south of Hugh Oldham Drive petitioned Salford City Council to include the
playing fields, The Polygon, Grecian Street School and the properties in between. After careful consideration
these were included and now form part of the Cliff Conservation Area. In 1996-97, a review of the listed
buildings within the old city of Salford Parish was carried out by English Heritage and, amongst other
things, it decided that 399-411 Cotswold Terrace (odd numbers only), Lower Broughton Road, no longer
met the revised criterion for Grade II Listed Buildings and were removed from the list.
| Listed Building | Grade |
|---|---|
| 388 (Ivy Cottage), Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
| 390 Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
| 464/466, Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
| 435 (Scarr Wheel House), Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
| 461 (Cliff House), Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
| 437, Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
| 451/459 (odd), Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
| The Sports Pavilion, Broughton Playing Fields, Lower Broughton Road | Grade II |
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This page was last updated on 28 October 2008
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