County Court Building
COUNTY COURT BUILDING, EIGHTLANDS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300536
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- County Court Building
- Statutory Address:
- COUNTY COURT BUILDING, EIGHTLANDS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300536
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- County Court Building
- Statutory Address 1:
- COUNTY COURT BUILDING, EIGHTLANDS ROAD
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:
- COUNTY COURT BUILDING, EIGHTLANDS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE2430921843
Details
DEWSBURY CB EIGHTLANDS ROAD
SE 2421 NW (Dewsbury)
7/43
County Court Building
G.V. II
Large Classical County Court building. Late C19. Rusticated ashlar with alternate courses vermiculated at ground floor level. Hipped slate roof with tall eaves stack with bracketed cornice. 2½ storeys with dentilled cornice over ground floor and plain cornice over 1st floor. 6 bays. Very broad eaves cornice on long consoles which are the full height of the ½ storey, between which are small rectangular windows. Doorway to left above which is Royal coat of arms. Ground floor windows and fanlight over doorway have shallow segmental heads with long keystones supporting the ground floor cornice whose frieze is inscribed in capitals: DEWSBURY COUNTY COURT. The windows are
in architraves and have apron and raised sill band on consoles. 1st floor casement windows are round arched with guilloche treatment and have pilaster jambs. 3-bay sides with semi-circular windows. Hipped roof 2-storey lower addition to rear of similar date with ashlar, 2-bay arcaded portico with broad bracketed cornice and blocking course.
Listing NGR: SE2430921843
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 340728
- 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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