Town Hall

TOWN HALL, BOW STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1134150
Date first listed:
04-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Town Hall
Statutory Address:
TOWN HALL, BOW STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1134150
Date first listed:
04-Dec-1986
List Entry Name:
Town Hall
Statutory Address 1:
TOWN HALL, BOW STREET

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
TOWN HALL, BOW STREET

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

District:
Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Keighley
National Grid Reference:
SE 06086 41264

Details

KEIGHLEY BOW STREET SE 0641 SW (north side)

27/10 Keighley Town Hall

- II

Town Hall. Opened 1902. By John Haggas. Ashlar, graduated Westmorland slate roof. 4 storeys, 3 bays with 4th bay turning corner on left. Plinth. Pilasters dividing bays. Cornices between each floor. Ground floor: door on right and 3 windows, all round-arched with moulded lintels and keystones. Cill, impost and lintel bands. Cornice breaks forward over door on corbels and is surmounted by balustrade. 1st floor: corner bay has oriel window with floriated base and cornice and balustrade above. 3 segment-headed windows with architraves and bands as ground floor. 2nd floor: cross-windows, the moulded heads with rounded corners and panels below decorated in Art Nouveau style. 3rd floor: central Ipswich window, with decorative panels above and below, flanked by cross-windows. Parapet with pilasters surmounted by ball and urn finials. Central pediment with town's coat of arms in panel under scalloped shell. Over corner bay is a blind, round- arched opening with moulded head, imposts and keystones above which is shaped pediment with finial. Corniced stacks to ridge and sides. Left return: 3 bays on right as front. 8 bays to left plainer, of coursed stone, with one- and 2-light windows with chamfered lintels, flat-faced mullions and projecting cills. Interior: staircase with Art Nouveau style iron balusters and moulded wooden handrail and newel. Council chamber has seats, panelled walls with coats of arms, gallery with panelled front, clock and moulded frieze and ceiling. Work began on the Town Hall in 1900, it began to be used in 1901 although not opened officially until 1902 (Kellys Directory). The internal arrangements were by W and J B Bailey, the carving on the facade by A F Smith (Ibid).

Listing NGR: SE0608641264

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Sources

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Kelly's Directory in Kelly's Directory, ()

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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.

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