Town Hall
TOWN HALL, LANCASTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207297
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HALL, LANCASTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207297
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN HALL, LANCASTER ROAD
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, LANCASTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Preston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 54032 29507
Details
PRESTON
SD5429NW LANCASTER ROAD 941-1/10/177 (West side) Town Hall
GV II
Municipal office building, now town hall. 1933-34, by Sir Arnold Thornely. Sandstone ashlar, roof concealed but probably slate. Long irregular plan on rectangular site between Lancaster Road to east and Birley Street to west (with inner courtyard and light-wells), with idential facades to both streets. Restrained neo-classical style. Four storeys over basement, 3:5:3 windows, with a plinth and rusticated ground floor with band over, and central doorway with pedimented architrave enriched with acroteria. The 5-bay centre rises above the ends and has a pierced parapet over the ground floor, low-relief statues between the top-floor windows, a frieze ornamented with swags and urns, and a cornice and parapet with acroteria; the 3-bay outer portions break forwards slightly up to 3rd-floor level, and have banded obelisk fillets in the angles, with urn finials. The windows have small-paned metal cross-window glazing, those at 1st floor in the centre of each portion with pierced balconies, enriched architraves and crested cornices. INTERIOR: open-well stone staircase at east end; panelled council chamber. Forms centre of group with Sessions House adjoining to south and Amounderness House to north; and Princes Buildings opposite.
Listing NGR: SD5401729508
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 392062
- 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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