WESLEY HOUSE, WITH STEPS AND WALLS TO FRONT

WESLEY HOUSE, WITH STEPS AND WALLS TO FRONT, BULL HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113328
Date first listed:: 06-Apr-1999
List Entry Name:: WESLEY HOUSE, WITH STEPS AND WALLS TO FRONT
Statutory Address:: WESLEY HOUSE, WITH STEPS AND WALLS TO FRONT, BULL HILL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1113328
Date first listed:: 06-Apr-1999
List Entry Name:: WESLEY HOUSE, WITH STEPS AND WALLS TO FRONT
Statutory Address 1:: WESLEY HOUSE, WITH STEPS AND WALLS TO FRONT, BULL HILL

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:: WESLEY HOUSE, WITH STEPS AND WALLS TO FRONT, BULL HILL

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

County:: Surrey
District:: Mole Valley (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 16471 56606

Details

TQ1656NW LEATHERHEAD BULL HILL (East side) 1293/9/10003 Wesley House, with steps and walls to front II Former offices of Leatherhead Urban District Council, with approach steps and walls to front. 1935 by C H Rose and H R Gardner. Red brick with grey brick dressings and pilasters; stone architraves and chenage to end bays. Rendered rear elevation. Pantiled hipped roof with end stacks and central copper fleche in Scandinavian style. Two storeys and attic on prominent hillside site, with central entrance and stairs flanked by a suite of offices on either side, and semi-circular council chamber to rear with public gallery beyond entered via modest public entrance at the very back of the building. The main elevation is a prominent classical composition of nine bays, with central round-headed window to staircase under pediment and flanked by rusticated pilasters. The fenestration has been renewed in uPVC and is not itself of special interest, although it respects the pattern of the original glazing. The first floor windows at either end set in stone moulded architrave surrounds with console brackets under swan-necked pediments inset into which are tiny attic windows. Similar tiny attic windows the length of the facade, above stone cornice and a band that links the top of the windows. Double panelled doors reached up flight of brick steps, with brick walls ofred and grey brick to front completing the formal composition. Central fleche with delicate glazing bars (original) and weathervane set on attenuated knop. Side elevations in similar style but with round-headed dormers; the rear elevation more simple. Projecting single-storey council chamber with double doors at rear for admittance to public gallery .Late C20 single-storey extension at side not of special interest. Interior has two major spaces of special interest. Entrance hall with landing over gives on to imperial staircase of terrazzo and with terrazzo-clad walls and balustrading, with art deco style metal balustrading to landings. Memorial to the past chairmen of Leatherhead District Council incorporating pair of Atlantes and large overmantel, surmounted by more lithe figures and pediment. Plaques to the War Savings Campaign of 1943 and 1944, presented by the War Office. Council chamber entered off half landing survives completely, with fine fixed furniture, including curved leather-covered benches for members with inlay details and built in rest with ink wells; higher bench for the council members similarly treated in front of panelled wall incorporating emblem. Decorated grilles over panelled double doors with lozenge lights filled with reeded glass and original door fixtures. Trabeated ceiling with original hanging light fixture. To rear simple benches behind low fixed timber barrier for the public and press. Members room to side has glass brick opening giving light on to corridor. Included as a small but prominent example of a town hall; a 1930's town hall of this scale is rare. Though the fenestration has been altered, the council chamber and staircase are fine and complete examples with good original details.

Listing NGR: TQ1647156606

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Legacy System number:: 473526
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.