Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education

Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education, Lonsdale Place

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1230594
Date first listed:: 20-Jan-1992
List Entry Name:: Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education
Statutory Address:: Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education, Lonsdale Place

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1230594
Date first listed:: 20-Jan-1992
List Entry Name:: Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education
Statutory Address 1:: Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education, Lonsdale Place

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

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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:: Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education, Lonsdale Place

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District:: City of Derby (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 33797 35622

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 May 2023 to correct a typo in the description, remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

SK 33 NW 893-/7/10000

LONSDALE PLACE Lonsdale Hall: part of Derby College of Higher Education

II

House, now part of student housing complex, 1856, enlarged 1890. Probably designed by T.C.Hine (of Nottingham) for Mr William Bemrose, founder of Bemrose Ltd (Printers) Red brick, with millstone grit sandstone ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs, and five brick stacks. Chamfered plinth, cill and lintel bands, bracketed eaves and ashlar coped gables with kneelers. Two storey.

East, entrance front has gabled wing to left with a two storey square bay window with plain sashes. To the right a set back three storey entrance tower, topped by a pyramidal roof, the doorway has an ashlar surround with Gothic shafts and a segmental head with hood mould, six panel door and overlight, above a round headed window in ashlar surround with keystone and hood, above again a small quatrefoil window.

South, garden front has off-centre two storey canted bay window, with to the right a single window to each floor, to the left a doorway with ashlar surround, and a narrow window beyond, above a single window and to the left a smaller window. Beyond projecting two storey ballroom wing with a gabled south front, with three windows on the ground floor and two above, plus a small plaque in the gable inscribed '1890'.

INTERIOR: Retains most of its original features, including doors and cornices. Elaborate wooden hall screen. Two carved wooden fireplaces by Joseph B. Robinson. Ballroom has elaborate plasterwork, large inglenook with wooden columned fire surround and Adam style tiles. Single flight staircase with two turned wooden balusters per tread. Remaining fireplaces have plain marble surrounds and well preserved grates.

Listing NGR: SK3379735622

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Legacy System number:: 405430
Legacy System:: LBS

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