Civic Hall
CIVIC HALL, NORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207355
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Civic Hall
- Statutory Address:
- CIVIC HALL, NORTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207355
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Civic Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- CIVIC HALL, NORTH 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.
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:
- CIVIC HALL, NORTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Wolverhampton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 91236 98768
Details
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO9198NW NORTH STREET 895-1/11/275 (West side) Civic Hall
GV II
Civic Hall. 1936-8. By Lyons and Israel. Brick, English bond, with ashlar facade, dressings and faience plinth; parapeted roof. Concert hall has full-height entrance hall to front flanking corridors; Wulfrun Hall at right angle to rear. Modernistic Classical style. Hexastyle-in-antis portico in simplified Ionic style with wide modillioned cornice set in ashlar block with brick wings with deep friezes, and cornices; recessed brick attic storey is blind. 7 entrances to portico have tall windows over, and original doors; flanking entrances with paired doors. Left return has projecting ground floor over plinth which increases in height toward rear due to slope of ground; plain windows with ashlar surrounds, those to 1st floor with bowed iron balconies; tall window to wing to right end has niche over; left end has entrance in recess with wheel window over; left end forms end of Wulfrun Hall, 3 tall narrow niches. Right return similar, with entrance to Wulfrun Hall to right end: 3 tall windows above 5 entrances between brick piers; wide entrance to left. Rear has 5 tall windows with ashlar surrounds, those to ends narrow. INTERIOR: entrance hall with entrances to concert hall between brick piers; end marble panels with inscription to right, incised figure of Wulfrun to left; concert hall has simple details and gallery to 3 sides; Wulfrun Hall has bowed end flanked by panelling of bowed square panels painted with figures relating to drama and dance pierced by entrances. Inspired by Tengbom's Stockholm Concert Hall of 1920-26. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Staffordshire: London: 1974-: P.317).
Listing NGR: SO9123698768
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 378503
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Staffordshire, (1974), 317
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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