TOWN HALL BUILDINGS (BAILIFFS HALL AND ARCADE)

TOWN HALL BUILDINGS (BAILIFFS HALL AND ARCADE), 6, THE BOROUGH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1044708
Date first listed:: 29-Dec-1972
List Entry Name:: TOWN HALL BUILDINGS (BAILIFFS HALL AND ARCADE)
Statutory Address:: TOWN HALL BUILDINGS (BAILIFFS HALL AND ARCADE), 6, THE BOROUGH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1044708
Date first listed:: 29-Dec-1972
List Entry Name:: TOWN HALL BUILDINGS (BAILIFFS HALL AND ARCADE)
Statutory Address 1:: TOWN HALL BUILDINGS (BAILIFFS HALL AND ARCADE), 6, THE BOROUGH

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: TOWN HALL BUILDINGS (BAILIFFS HALL AND ARCADE), 6, THE BOROUGH

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Surrey
District:: Waverley (District Authority)
Parish:: Farnham
National Grid Reference:: SU 84022 46921

Details

1. 1099 THE BOROUGH (North West Side)

No 6 Town Hall Buildings [Bailiffs' Hall and Arcade] SU 8446 NW 6/114 26.4.50.

II GV

2. 1674. Rebuilt 1930-34, as part of block of buildings comprising National Westminster Bank, facing Castle Street and group of shops, with offices over, facing The Borough with a block at the east end forming the Bailiffs' Hall. The east wall of this block is 2 storey of brick, patterned in raised brick panelling to one bay, and with a moulded brick cornice and tail attic parapet, containing 3 circular windows. The Street front is a modern structure with elaborately curved dutch gable end panelled in brickwork at sides and head repeating the older work of the east wall with a large arched window on lst floor. The cornice of the east wall is carried round to the front, and stopped each side of the central window, which stands above a brick arch flanked by 2 smaller arches with brick niches over. Brick Ionic pilasters frame the arches and niches. The general effect is rich and picturesque. One of the former chimneys of the old bank building by Norman Shaw, which is of elaborately panelled and cut brickwork stands above and to one side of the Bailiffs' Hall. Luxuriant Cl7 style panelling in soffit of arcade. Fanlight in shop front by Brown of Hammersmith (1930s). The Arcade shops etc are illustrated in Country Life, July 3rd 1942, plate 6.

Nos 1 to 9 (consec) (including No 1A), and Nos 1 to 6 Town Hall Buildings (The Borough), Nos 1 and 77 Castle Street, the listed buildings from Nos 108 to 122 (consec) West Street, all form a group.

Listing NGR: SU8402046923

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Legacy System number:: 290806
Legacy System:: LBS

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'Country Life' in 3 July, (1942), Plate 6

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.