New County Hall Including Terrace Pool Surrounds and Bridge to Courtyard
NEW COUNTY HALL INCLUDING TERRACE POOL SURROUNDS AND BRIDGE TO COURTYARD, TREYEW ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323700
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-1998
- List Entry Name:
- New County Hall Including Terrace Pool Surrounds and Bridge to Courtyard
- Statutory Address:
- NEW COUNTY HALL INCLUDING TERRACE POOL SURROUNDS AND BRIDGE TO COURTYARD, TREYEW ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323700
- Date first listed:
- 24-Apr-1998
- List Entry Name:
- New County Hall Including Terrace Pool Surrounds and Bridge to Courtyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- NEW COUNTY HALL INCLUDING TERRACE POOL SURROUNDS AND BRIDGE TO COURTYARD, TREYEW ROAD
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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:
- NEW COUNTY HALL INCLUDING TERRACE POOL SURROUNDS AND BRIDGE TO COURTYARD, TREYEW ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Truro
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 81323 44474
Details
SW 84 SW TRURO TREYEW ROAD
880-0/2/10008 New County Hall including terrace
pool surrounds and bridge to courtyard
II
County Hall. Council chamber, associated suite, and local government offices. 1963-66. F.K.Hicklin (succeeded by A J Groves) County Architect. In-situ reinforced concrete frame structure, board-marked exposed concrete, storey height pre-cast concrete cladding panels with exposed aggregate, aluminium window frames, slate infill panels. Limestone facing to council chamber, Delabole slate paving. Three storeys, on steeply sloping site, allowing additional and largely open lower level to south, east and west. Pilotis allow building to 'float' over sloping site and maintain views out to south. Compact single clock of courtyard plan; flat roof Council chamber at first floor level is cantilevered to project eastwards. High quality finishes throughout. Good example of concrete work, giving grey strong texture to emulate local Cornish tradition. Landscaped design by G.A.Jellicoe; internal courtyard has sculpture "Rock form, Porthcurno" Barbara Hepworth. Some minor remodelling internally. A rigorous and consistent design of high quality which relates well to its internal courtyard and to the scale and character of the wider Cornish landscape beyond. A fine example of a county hall in a modern idiom.
SOURCES: Building (1966) 30,62-66; Architectural Review (1962) 24; Architects Journal: (1961) 252; Architects Journal (1966) 1270: Architects Journal (1966) 161-78; Architectural Design (1961-1966): 431 AND 324; Architect and Building News (1966) 55; Buildings of England: Cornwall; Pevsner, N; (1970), p235.
Listing NGR: SW8132344474
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469225
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, (1970), 235
Architect and Building News in 22 June, (1966), 55
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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