War Memorial and Steps in Front of Chesterfield Town Hall
WAR MEMORIAL AND STEPS IN FRONT OF CHESTERFIELD TOWN HALL, ROSE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113306
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial and Steps in Front of Chesterfield Town Hall
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL AND STEPS IN FRONT OF CHESTERFIELD TOWN HALL, ROSE HILL
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14997/26
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113306
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial and Steps in Front of Chesterfield Town Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL AND STEPS IN FRONT OF CHESTERFIELD TOWN HALL, ROSE HILL
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:
- WAR MEMORIAL AND STEPS IN FRONT OF CHESTERFIELD TOWN HALL, ROSE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Chesterfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 37977 71180
Details
SK 3771 SE CHESTERFIELD ROSE HILL
(South side)
908/4/10018
War Memorial and Steps
30.03.1999 In front of Chesterfield Town
Hall
GV II
Urns, terraces and steps. 1933-8. Designed by AJ Hope of Bradshaw Gass and Hope. War memorial added 1954. Portland stone. Steps rise to semi-circular fronted terrace with balustrade. This terrace has raised platform to rear with semi-circular back wall partly rusticated and topped with console brackets and shallow pediment. Steps on either side rise in two short flights to road level. These steps also have balustrades which continue to left and to right terminating in piers topped with oval stone planting urns. The centre of this top balustrade has chest tomb war memorial raised on single step with bronze torches to either side on rear wall, this pedimented wall flanked by stepped piers. Balustrade to either side finished with oval stone planting urns.
This structure was designed as part of the formal approach to the new Town Hall. The war memorial was unveiled by the Duke of Devonshire on 8th May 1954.
Listing NGR: SK3797771180
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473474
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/18896
War Memorials Online, accessed 25 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/105112
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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