Latitude: 53.481 / 53°28'51"N
Longitude: -2.245 / 2°14'42"W
OS Eastings: 383834
OS Northings: 398283
OS Grid: SJ838982
Mapcode National: GBR DJH.K4
Mapcode Global: WHB9G.HR4R
Plus Code: 9C5VFQJ3+CX
Entry Name: Eagle House
Listing Date: 3 October 1974
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1209494
English Heritage Legacy ID: 388047
Also known as: 62-68 Cross Street
ID on this website: 101209494
Location: City Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2
County: Manchester
Electoral Ward/Division: City Centre
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Manchester
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Manchester St Ann
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Building
MANCHESTER
SJ8398SE CROSS STREET 698-1/27/75 (West side) 03/10/74 Nos.62 TO 68 (Even) Eagle House
GV II
Insurance office over shops. 1911, by Charles Heathcote and Sons. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof. Trapeziform plan on island site. Baroque style. Three storeys and attic, 5 bays plus 1-bay curved corners, symmetrical; with banded rustication to ground floor, balcony with wrought-iron railings, giant fluted Ionic pilasters to the upper floors, pulvinated frieze, prominent modillioned cornice, and mansard roof with open-pedimented attic dormers. The ground floor has a central round-headed entrance archway with banded cavetto surround and triple keystone, flanked by cartouches, square-headed doorways in the chamfered corners, with keystones, and banded piers between large rectangular shop windows. The upper floors have central feature windows under a semi-circular open pediment surmounted by an eagle, the lower window with an elaborate open-pedimented architrave and the upper round-headed with radiating glazing bars and scrolled keystone; otherwise the 1st floor has large 2-light casement windows in moulded architraves with emphatic triple keystones and the 2nd floor has 2-light sashes with blocked colonnettes. The corners have curved 2-light windows with bold architraves and between the floors lettered shields with putti supporters. Tall banded chimneys. Returned ends in similar style but finished with semi-circular pediments containing 4-light windows. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ8383498283
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