QUEENS HALL AND TOWN HALL BUILDINGS

QUEENS HALL AND TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, BEAUMONT STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1042607
Date first listed:: 05-Apr-1973
List Entry Name:: QUEENS HALL AND TOWN HALL BUILDINGS
Statutory Address:: QUEENS HALL AND TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, BEAUMONT STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1042607
Date first listed:: 05-Apr-1973
List Entry Name:: QUEENS HALL AND TOWN HALL BUILDINGS
Statutory Address 1:: QUEENS HALL AND TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, BEAUMONT STREET

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:: QUEENS HALL AND TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, BEAUMONT STREET

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

District:: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Hexham
National Grid Reference:: NY 93531 63994

Details

BEAUMONT STREET 1. (South-East Side) 5334 Queens Hall and Town Hall Buildings NY 9364 1/121 5.4.73. NY 9363 2/121

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2. 1865-66. Architect John Johnston. 2 storey ashlar building, exuberant in French style. 3+5+3 bays. Centre part has central bay projecting slightly under pediment set into parapet. 2 round arches on ground floor. Upper moor has round headed window rising into open pediment and flanked by pilasters consisting of round arches supported on columns. Flat headed windows to right and left on each floor, open arcaded parapet. Rusticated ground floor. Wings to right and left are taller and project slightly. Flat headed doors and windows on ground floor. Upper floor with angle quoins and round headed windows. Heavy bracketted cornice. Parapet with elaborate pedimented central window. Tall nipped slate roof with iron cresting. South elevation has 6 circular windows on 1st floor. Ground floor rusticated with blind shouldered doorway and steps to off centre porch.

Nos 1 to 9 (consec), The Queen's Hall and Town Hall Buildings together with the The Trinity Methodist Church and Church Hall form a group with Nos 1 to 8 (consec) Beaumont Street which are of local interest.

Listing NGR: NY9353464000

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Legacy System number:: 239045
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.