Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel
Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel, Market Place
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1151431
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel, Market Place
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1151431
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel, Market Place
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:
- Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel, Market Place
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Doncaster (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 57670 03545
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 December 2021 to update text and reformat to current standards
SE 50 SE
3/70
TOWN OF DONCASTER
MARKET PLACE (east side)
Former Woollen Market Hall to north of The Magdalen Hotel
GV
II
Wool market, now general market. 1861-3, designed by J Butterfield for Doncaster Corporation. Brick and cast and wrought iron construction with slate and glass roof. Tall single storey, nine bays by seven bays with four internal arcades supporting four ranges of roof.
Market Road elevation is of brick with stone dressings and has nine bays, articulated by brick pilasters with stone capitals. Each bay except entrance to left, has three adjoining semi-circular headed openings with stone sills, flush brick arches with stepped voussoirs and metal windows, which have radial glazing to the heads. Bay seven has inserted entrance below the windows. Original entrance to left has segmental arched opening with corniced ashlar keystone and ashlar imposts; C20 door and glazing within. Gable above with raked cornice and stone copings. Corbelled cornice and stone copings to other bays. Hipped roofs. Other sides of the building to north and west have arcades of cast iron columns with arched braces over the capitals, supporting decorative pierced iron beams with cornice-like gutters to top. All arches are now filled in with later glazing or blocking.
Entrance to Market Place, to right of western elevation, has segmental iron arch with pierced beam over flanked by panelled piers with ball finials to top, all now filled in with later doors and glazing. Hipped slate roofs with ridges glazed.
Interior has 4 arcades of similar piers and beams supporting roof made up of thin tensioned wrought iron rods, bolted together.
Listed partly for historic interest.
Listing NGR: SE5767003545
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 335066
- 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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