St Georges Town Hall
ST GEORGES TOWN HALL, CABLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242346
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1990
- List Entry Name:
- St Georges Town Hall
- Statutory Address:
- ST GEORGES TOWN HALL, CABLE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242346
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1990
- List Entry Name:
- St Georges Town Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST GEORGES TOWN HALL, CABLE 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:
- ST GEORGES TOWN HALL, CABLE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 34832 80898
Details
The following shall be added:
CABLE STREET TQ 3480 (south side)
22/892 St Georges Town Hall
GV II
Vestry hall. 1860, by A Wilson. Built of brick with Portland stone facade; slate roof; brick stacks. Double-depth plan. Italianate style. 2 storeys; 8-window range. Plate-glass sashes to all windows. Porch, to third bay from right, has banded Doric columns to triglyphed frieze and keyed semi-circular arched doorway with overlight; steps flanked by iron railings to similar doorway on left. Rusticated ground floor, with square-headed windows, is articulated by pilasters continued to Ionic columns which separate first-floor bays and support a dentilled cornice which has letters ERECTED AD 1860 to frieze; cartouches set in keyed semi-circular arches over first-floor windows each with Corinthian columns to cornice and blind balustrade to apron. Cast-iron railings to front. Interior: vestibule has Doric pilasters to dentilled cornice; cast-iron balus- trade to imperial staircase. First-floor doors have brackets to cornice over moulded wood architraves; vestry room to front has panelled dado, Ionic pilas- ters to dentilled cornice, coffered ceiling and decorative iron balustrade to public gallery.
Listing NGR: TQ3483280898
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 206511
- 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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