Town Hall
TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1139975
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1139975
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET
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:
- TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 44526 18979
Details
NZ 4418 NE STOCKTON ON TEES HIGH STREET
30/80
19.1.51 Town Hall II*
1735 on the site of a Smithy, enlarged 1744 and altered later (eg a 'Piazza' on the north side added 1768 and later removed). Partly 3 and partly 2 storeys, 4 windows to south, 5 to north. Hipped pantiled roofs with central clock tower with belfry over. Brick with brick flat arches and stone cills; moulded cornice over ground floor. Moulded wooden eaves cornice. Principal front, to north is of 2 storeys with 5 round headed casement windows on the 1st floor with a wide band above and with bracketted cills. Segmental leaded windows on ground floor within channelled rendering centre window projecting slightly. Side fronts have venetian windows in 2 storey part, with Doric friezes, and the broad band returned from the north. The 3 storey parts have 5 windows each and channelled ground floor. South front glazing mutilated; the main interest is the large round headed doorpiece with engaged Doric columns and interlocked 'W' glazing in fanlight, and the town's arms set in relief in a panel above (a castle with an anchor). The clock stage of the tower is surmounted by a modillion cornice. The quoin belfry skylight above has delicate pairs of fluted Ionic columns at corner and a balcony. Above is a diminutivespirelet. 4 brick chimneys with multiple pots.
Listing NGR: NZ4452618979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 59453
- 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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