Magistrates' Court
MAGISTRATES' COURT, GILL BRIDGE AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208328
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Magistrates' Court
- Statutory Address:
- MAGISTRATES' COURT, GILL BRIDGE AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208328
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Magistrates' Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAGISTRATES' COURT, GILL BRIDGE AVENUE
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:
- MAGISTRATES' COURT, GILL BRIDGE AVENUE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 39366 57128
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ3957SW GILL BRIDGE AVENUE 920-1/17/88 (West side) 10/11/78 Magistrates' Court
GV II
Shown on O.S. as Central Police Station. Magistrates' courts. 1905. By W and TR Milburn, and Wills and Anderson; JW White contractor. Opened 1907. Ashlar with roof of graduated slates now coated. Free Baroque style. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and tower; 1:3:5:1:1 windows, the 3-bay section projecting under pediment, the right end bay an open arch to rear wing, the tower in the second bay from the right. Round-headed arches in end bays, at left containing 6-panel door and overlight in plain surround, at right an open arch with low relief PUBLIC in panel above. Tower has rusticated Ionic pilasters with open pediment to double doors and overlight; tall second stage, with balcony window set in door pediment and 2 small slits below swags and broken pediment on top panel containing clock. Lantern above has corner clusters of square columns with prominent cornice to each cluster supporting ogee scrolls and ball finial. 5-bay section has similar doors and overlights in central and right bays in rusticated surrounds and voussoirs. All overlights have glazing bars, as have all ground-floor windows which are in similar rusticated surrounds, with aprons to plinth suspended from moulded sills. First floor string supports projecting centres of aprons to upper windows of 5-bay section, with cartouches between windows; all first-floor windows with hollow-chamfered recessed surrounds and transoms, the wider ones mullioned. 3-bay pedimented projection has narrow windows flanking centre with recessed upper storey, the recess rising behind the cornice into the pediment with a semicircular light. Stepped blocking course above pediment has swagged centre panels. Balustraded roof parapet except to pediment and tower; ridge chimneys. Right return has 2 storeys, 12 windows (2:3:3:4) in similar style to the front, the central 3 a projecting entrance with a tall attic storey containing 2 keyed oeil-de-boeuf, swags and drops of leaves. Mansard roof on this wing has dormer casements with glazing bars, and panelled ridge chimneys. Rear has high Diocletian windows. INTERIOR: shows much approporiate detail, iron stair balustrade with wrought flower and leaf decoration, wide grip handrail. Brass plaque giving building dates signed R Youll SC.
Listing NGR: NZ3936657128
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391463
- 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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