The Old Sessions House
THE OLD SESSIONS HOUSE, STANLEY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219103
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1979
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Sessions House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD SESSIONS HOUSE, STANLEY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219103
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1979
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Dec-1991
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Sessions House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD SESSIONS HOUSE, STANLEY 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:
- THE OLD SESSIONS HOUSE, STANLEY STREET
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 54734 29660
Details
PRESTON
SD5429 STANLEY STREET 941-1/7/270 (East side) 27/09/79 The Old Sessions House (Formerly Listed as: STANLEY STREET The Court House)
GV II
Court house, now County Museum. 1825, by Thomas Rickman, altered. Sandstone ashlar, with brick rear wall, roof mostly concealed but has large glazed lantern. Rectangular plan with porch projecting to front and bow to rear. Classical style. Two storeys, with plinth, panelled pilasters, cornice and blocking course. The south front is tripartite, symmetrical, the centre wider and breaking forwards; this has a monumental square porch which has a round-headed archway with impost-bands and keyed moulded head, and a cornice and blocking course, an arcade of small round-headed windows above the porch, and a parapet with corniced upstands to the corners. The set-back 2-window side ranges both formerly had square 6-pane sashes at ground floor and tall 12-pane sashes above, but the ground floor to the right has been replaced by a C20 corridor. Roof with large glazed lantern in centre (replacing dome). The west front, a symmetrical 3-bay 5-window facade, has matching windows (2:1:2) except those at ground floor to the right which are slightly larger and 9-paned, and a central porch with unfluted Greek Doric columns distyle in antis. Additions to east end; rear wall projects into prison yard. INTERIOR: large central courtroom hall (details concealed at time of survey). Forms group with Prison (q.v.) and Prison Annexe (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD5473429660
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 392166
- 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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