Focus On Grade 2 Listed Buildings, Arcon Village

In 2004 Bereco were approached by Redrow homes to work with them on a project that needed to meet strict conservation guidelines as well as compliment Redrow’s offering of high quality homes and developments.

Introduction to Listed Buildings

Listing a building marks and celebrates its special architectural and historic interest, and also brings it under the consideration of the local planning systems and conservation officers, this is so that it can be protected for future generations. The older a building is, the more likely it is to be listed. Usually a building has to be over 30 years old to be eligible for listing.

A building is listed when it is of special architectural or historic interest, and considered to be of national importance and therefore worth protecting.

A historic building will be a particular grade. They are:

• Grade I – of exceptional national architectural or historic importance
• Grade II* – of particular national importance & special interest
• Grade II – of special architectural or historic interest (make up about 94% of all listed buildings)

The history, Arcon Village from the beginning.

The origins of the village date back to the late 18th century, when the site known as Wallsuches was acquired and established as a bleach works. The pioneering site was one of the first to use chemical bleaching during the late 18th century and later on the first to have a Boulton and Watt steam engine installed.

After more than 150 years of production the factory closed down, from 1950 Arcon Engineering occupied the site and it’s from there the new village got its name. Redrow acquired the site from Arcon and worked closely with the local authority, as well as English Heritage and the University of Manchester’s Archaeological Unit to sympathetically redevelop the site.