2011

SK3825 : Melbourne Market Place

taken 13 years ago, near to Melbourne, Derbyshire, England

Melbourne Market Place
Melbourne Market Place
The range of dwellings seen here dates from the late 18th century.
The set in brick with the arched windows (left of centre) were originally four dwellings, now 2. The tallest house was refronted in the early 19th century, possibly when those to the right were built.
In front of them is the Market Cross, dating from 1889 by James Wright and erected to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The timber shelter around the cross was built to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
All the houses and the cross are Grade II listed.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Alan Murray-Rust and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Grade II Listed [10] · Market Place [8] · Centre of Melbourne [7] · Dwellings [4] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SK3825, 118 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 20 May, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3862 2517 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:49.3611N 1:25.6999W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3862 2520
View Direction
SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 108 times
You are not logged in login | register