VICTORIA HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY

VICTORIA HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY, TALBOT STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1384300
Date first listed:: 22-May-2000
List Entry Name:: VICTORIA HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Statutory Address:: VICTORIA HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY, TALBOT STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1384300
Date first listed:: 22-May-2000
List Entry Name:: VICTORIA HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Statutory Address 1:: VICTORIA HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY, TALBOT STREET

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: VICTORIA HALL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY, TALBOT STREET

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

County:: Derbyshire
District:: High Peak (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 03412 94423

Details

GLOSSOP

SK0394 TALBOT STREET 921-1/10/31 (West side) Victoria Hall and Public Library

II

Concert hall and public library. 1887. Coursed rock-faced millstone grit with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs with coped gables and kneelers. STYLE: Gothic Revival. PLAN: cruciform plan, the main range containing library to ground and hall to first floor, with entrances in east and west wings that to east with bell tower. EXTERIOR: 2 Storeys. Chamfered plinth and chamfered sill bands. Square east bell tower has steps and ramp to 4-centred arch doorway in moulded ashlar surround with double panel doors and overlight, flanked by single dated foundation stones, above 2 single light windows and rectangular plaque with coat-of-arms inscribed:- 'Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough/ Virtus, Veritas et Libertas.' Above again single pointed arch bell opening to each face with tracery and louvres. Topped quatrefoil parapet, projecting corner pinnacles with ball finials and square spire with finial and lucarnes. Main north front has 5 window canted apsidal end with 4 window sides, divided by single storey pilasters topped with ball finials. Blind quatrefoil panels between floors, topped with blind arcaded and coped parapet. Side windows single light, apsidal windows paired in chamfered surrounds with dividing mullion. Central bay topped by pedimented gable with ball finial and escutcheon inscribed:- 'Public Library Glossop' To west entrance to Victoria Hall similar to east entrance with 2 similar windows above topped with gable. Remaining elevations with similar detailing, basement level apparent to rear south facade. INTERIOR: has main entrance hall with glazed tiles bearing heraldic motif and inscription. Tower contains staircase to first floor hall. Opposing entrance from west with wooden staircase. Ground floor library retains moulded architraves to panelled doors and engaged pilasters support encased wide beams. Plastered and painted. Built to commemorated Queen Victoria's Jubilee, donated by H Rhodes and Capt Partington, foundation stones laid 30 July 1887.

Listing NGR: SK0341294423

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Legacy System number:: 484734
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.