The White Building
THE WHITE BUILDING, 6-12, FITZALAN SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270596
- Date first listed:
- 11-Feb-1992
- List Entry Name:
- The White Building
- Statutory Address:
- THE WHITE BUILDING, 6-12, FITZALAN SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1270596
- Date first listed:
- 11-Feb-1992
- List Entry Name:
- The White Building
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WHITE BUILDING, 6-12, FITZALAN SQUARE
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 WHITE BUILDING, 6-12, FITZALAN SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 35676 87456
Details
SHEFFIELD
SK3587SE FITZALAN SQUARE 784-1/25/320 (West side) 11/02/92 Nos.6-12 (even) The White Building
GV II
Offices and shops. c1908, with late C20 alterations. By Flockton & Gibbs, with relief panels by Tory Bros. White faience facing and dressings, with red granite plinth. Roof not visible. EXTERIOR: plinth, pilasters, third floor sillband, cornice and blocking course. 4 storeys plus a 5 storey cubic central block; 5 window range. Windows are mainly wooden cross casements. First floor has in each bay a cross casement French window flanked by single light windows with transoms, fronted by a wrought-iron balcony. French windows have enriched segmental pediments flanked by roundels. Second floor has in each bay a 2-light mullioned window flanked by single light windows, all with transoms. Moulded lintel band. Third floor has similar fenestration to the first floor, with swept pediments to the French windows. Central block, 3 windows, has similar fenestration to the second floor, with drip moulds to the central windows. Frieze with Adam style ornament, and moulded cornice. Arcaded ground floor has plain elliptical arches, the central one a recessed entrance, the outer ones with late C20 shopfronts. In the spandrels, low-relief panels illustrating silversmithing, cutlery making, and other Sheffield trades, with the monograms "W T F " and " A T H ". INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SK3567687456
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 458136
- 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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