COUNTY HALL (OFFICES OF WEST YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL)
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1242349
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1971
- Statutory Address:
- COUNTY HALL (OFFICES OF WEST YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL), BOND STREET
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- COUNTY HALL (OFFICES OF WEST YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL), BOND STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 32955 21008
Details
1. BOND STREET
5115 (South West Side)
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County Hall
(offices of West
Yorkshire County Council)
(formerly listed under
Wood Street).
SE 3220 NE 1/90
SE 522l 3/90 30.3.71.
I
GV
2.
1894-98 by Gibson and Russell with additions of 1912 and 1915. Large, imposing
building of an Art Nouveau character with Italian qualities to the decorations.
Materials and workmanship of highest quality. Exterior of Grindleford stone
ashlar richly carved with designs both heraldic and symbolic by W Birnie Rhind
of Edinburgh who also made the interior sculpture. Main front elevation has
central section of 4 wide bays. Stepped back upper floors have round headed
windows containing stained glass by W Smith of London. 2nd floor windows within
an Order, 1st floor arcaded. Projecting end sections, under scrolled, stepped,
pedimented gables have 3 or 4 closely set windows. To north, a set back 3
window section with a doorway in the angle and an octagonal corner turret with
spire. To south a set-back canted link to a 5-storey hexagonal tower with
freestanding columns below a stone dome. The shorter elevation to Cliff Parade
also has 3 decorative gables and the long rear elevation of 18 wide bays is
roughly divided into 3 by projecting gabled bays. Here the 2nd floor is arcaded,
the 1st floor has an entablature and window pilasters and the ground floor
has wide round arches whose mouldings fade into the jambs. Interior of exceptional
richness and splendid craftsmanship. Staircase of Hoptonwood stone; Council
Chamber lined with Northumberland stone and mahogany panelling. Sequoia and
oak are also used. Light fittings and switch plates are of varied metals specially
designed and differing from room to room. There is much sculpture in the Council
Chamber and in the ante-room a large polychrome relief plaster frieze of scenes
from the Wars of the Roses, by C Fehr of London. Many inlaid marble floors
and much hardwood panelling throughout.
Listing NGR: SE3295521008
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 441722
- 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.
End of official listing
