National Union of Miners Offices

National Union of Miners Offices, 100, Saltergate

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1245419
Date first listed:: 20-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: National Union of Miners Offices
Statutory Address:: National Union of Miners Offices, 100, Saltergate

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1245419
Date first listed:: 20-Nov-1998
List Entry Name:: National Union of Miners Offices
Statutory Address 1:: National Union of Miners Offices, 100, Saltergate

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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Location

Statutory Address:: National Union of Miners Offices, 100, Saltergate

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Derbyshire
District:: Chesterfield (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 37865 71343

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SK 3771 SE 908/4/10013

CHESTERFIELD SALTERGATE No.100 (National Union of Miners Offices)

GV II

Trade union offices and attached dwellings. 1893, with minor late C20 alterations. By Rollinson and Sons, architects, of Chesterfield. Smooth red brick, with ashlar sandstone dressings and coped gables, partially stepped, and a Welsh slated roof. Simplified Flemish Renaissance style. L-plan range, the taller office range to Saltergate, the subsiduary range to Clarence Road.

FRONT (north ) ELEVATION: two storeys, seven bays, made up of a symmetrical five bay range with slightly advanced entrance bay to centre with crow-stepped gable, and a gabled L-plan section of two bays at the east end. Double main door with arched overlight and ashlar frieze above, set within flanking pilasters which extend to head of first floor window, and support semi-circular arch within which the window is set. Upper floor windows with arched heads and cross frames with glazing bars, lower floor openings with segmental arches and frames. Gabled range to east with full height canted bay window and set-back arch -headed doorway.

SIDE (west) ELEVATION: Broad gable with first floor windows flanking projecting chimney stack with corbelled base. Single bay lean-to link with lower three bay house with gable to left and canted ground floor bay window. Central doorway with square bay to right.

INTERIOR: Council chamber with panelling, bench seating, and plaque inscribed N.U.M. Derbyshire Area' above relief of miner at work , installed in 1955. Entrance hall has panelled doors with etched and coloured glass. Stone staircase with wrought iron balusters .

HISTORY: The Derbyshire Miners Association was founded in 1880, and planned from its inception to carry out its business in Chesterfield, in offices built for the purpose, and with accommodation provided on the same site for the General Secretary and his assistant. The building was opened on the 24th June, 1893.

A rare example of a C19 purpose-built trade union office, the focal point for the organisation and management of union activities in one of the most productive coalfields in Britain. It forms a group with the adjacent statues of the first General Secretary, James Haslam (item 4/148) and the local M.P. , W.E. Harvey ( item 4/149 ).

Listing NGR: SK3786571343

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Legacy System number:: 471708
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.