Freemasons' Hall and Attached Cast Iron Railings
FREEMASONS' HALL AND ATTACHED CAST IRON RAILINGS, 17-31, PARK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282205
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Freemasons' Hall and Attached Cast Iron Railings
- Statutory Address:
- FREEMASONS' HALL AND ATTACHED CAST IRON RAILINGS, 17-31, PARK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1282205
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Freemasons' Hall and Attached Cast Iron Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- FREEMASONS' HALL AND ATTACHED CAST IRON RAILINGS, 17-31, PARK 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:
- FREEMASONS' HALL AND ATTACHED CAST IRON RAILINGS, 17-31, PARK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST5826572912
Details
BRISTOL
ST5872NW PARK STREET
901-1/15/166 (South West side)
08/01/59 Nos.17-31 (Odd)
Freemasons' Hall and attached
cast-iron railings
(Formerly Listed as:
PARK STREET
(South West side)
Nos.17-31 (Odd)
Freemasons Hall)
GV II*
Institute, now hall. 1821-3. By SR Cockerell. RS Pope Clerk of
Works. Limestone ashlar with a C20 copper-clad roof.
Rectangular plan. Neoclassical style.
2 storeys, basement and attic; 11-window range, 5-windows to
the left return. A corner site with a ground-floor sill band,
first-floor frieze and shallow cornice, and second-floor
cornice and parapet; incised panels between the floors, and
shallow second-floor pilasters paired at the ends of each
elevation. A curved corner has a deep curved
tetrastyle-in-antis porch with Temple of the Winds capitals to
an entablature, and a coffered ceiling. The doorway beneath
has a tall architrave with a console cornice, plate-glass
overlight and 8-panel door. Above is a carved panel of Grecian
figures by EH Baily. Windows with architraves, eared with
cornices on the ground floor, and tripartite first-floor
corner window, to 6/6-pane horned sashes. Later right-hand
3-window block with a doorway and square panels on the first
floor. C20 attic set back behind the parapet. To the rear of
the right return is a full-height bow with a ground-floor
window.
INTERIOR not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings and gates
with bud finials between columns and to raised projecting
basement area to the left return. Originally the Philosophical
and Literary Institution, housing lecture room, galleries and
library; the interior has been destroyed. Restoration after
war damage removed much depth from the detailing, but this is
still an impressive design making an important contribution to
the street
(Gomme A, Jenner M and Little B: Bristol, An Architectural
History: Bristol: 1979-: 247; Crick C: Victorian Buildings in
Bristol: Bristol: 1975-: 1).
Listing NGR: ST5826572912
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 380116
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Gomme, A H, Jenner, M, Little, B D G, Bristol, An Architectural History, (1979), 247
Crick, C, Victorian Buildings in Bristol, (1975), 1
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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