Former City Museum

Former City Museum, Wood Street

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1259120
Date first listed:: 30-Mar-1971
List Entry Name:: Former City Museum
Statutory Address:: Former City Museum, Wood Street

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1259120
Date first listed:: 30-Mar-1971
List Entry Name:: Former City Museum
Statutory Address 1:: Former City Museum, Wood Street

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.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Former City Museum, Wood Street

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

District:: Wakefield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SE 33068 20923

Details

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 02/08/2018

SE 3320 NW 2/290

WOOD STREET (west side), Former City Museum

(Formerly listed as City Museum)

30.3.71.

GV II* 1820-21 building of sandstone ashlar.Two tall storeys, five bays. Plinth, rusticated ground floor to first floor band on which rest paired Ionic angle pilasters and half-columns dividing bays. These support entablature below hipped roof of graduated Welsh slate. Sash windows with glazing bars (mostly replaced), those on first floor in narrow architraves with cornices and apron panels. Incised letters in frieze; MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. Modern central doorway. Returns have three grouped windows on each floor, framed in Ionic orders.

Rear elevation to Tammy Hall Street is stuccoed in Regency style. Two storeys and basement with a low mezzanine having blank window panels. Windows arranged 3:3:3, central ones in round bow. Sash windows with glazing bars, (curved on plan in bows) mostly replaced. Another bow on south end. Wrought iron spearhead area railings with urn finials at intervals.

Listing NGR: SE3306820923

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Legacy System number:: 446030
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.