Reading Room and Library
READING ROOM AND LIBRARY, 12, UPGATE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1063212
- Date first listed:
- 02-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Reading Room and Library
- Statutory Address:
- READING ROOM AND LIBRARY, 12, UPGATE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/06270/16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1063212
- Date first listed:
- 02-Nov-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Reading Room and Library
- Statutory Address 1:
- READING ROOM AND LIBRARY, 12, UPGATE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- READING ROOM AND LIBRARY, 12, UPGATE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Louth
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 32681 87332
Details
UPGATE 1. 1348 (West Side) No 12 (Reading Room and Library) TF 38 NW 1/26 2.11.54. II* GV 2. Formerly the Mechanics' Institute. Late C18 or early C19. 2 storeys in stucco-covered painted brick. Plinth. Quoins to ground floor, heavy cornice at 1st floor level and from this 2 end pilasters with composite capitals rise to the rebuilt parapet which screens the roof. 3 windows, hung sashes in plain reveals with plain cills, all having a triangular pediment on 2 small consoles. The central window of the 1st floor is taller and as a wide shouldered architrave, a larger pediment and larger consoles. Doorway is semi-circular-headed with fanlight and 2 panelled doors and is flanked by 2 pilasters supporting an entablature. 2 steps, 2 foot scrapers. One window section set back to the left, ground floor window altered. Interior:- Large room with Ionic pilasters to walls, entablature with dentilled cornice, musicians gallery on posts. C18 style wood fireplace with broken pedimented shelf now obscured by shelves. Part of room decoration possibly of 1853 when the roof skylight was added. Room to rear with delicate provincial Adam style decoration including enriched ceiling with swagged frieze, enriched wood fireplace flanked by doors with ornamental friezes, and good glazed screen into larger room with huge enriched semi-circular fanlight over, side lights and glazed doors. The Mechanics' Institute was originally the Mansion House of Louth and the centre of Municipal life. Nos 6 to 12 (even) form a group.
Listing NGR: TF3268187332
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 195031
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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