Market Hall
MARKET HALL, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330176
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Market Hall
- Statutory Address:
- MARKET HALL, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330176
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Market Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARKET HALL, HIGH 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:
- MARKET HALL, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tarporley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 55380 62631
Details
SJ 56 SE TARPORLEY C.P. HIGH STREET
1/57 Market Hall (formerly listed as Market Court) 3.1.67
GV II*
Market hall. Mid/Late C18. Plum coloured Flemish bond brick with slate roof and ashlar dressings. Two storeys. Entrance front: 5 bays with slightly projecting lateral bays, stone plinth and quoins and band between floors. C20 doorway at left with glazed door and pedimental surround. The right hand ground floor projection encompasses both right hand bays and has a round arched driveway with stone springers set low (a later alteration probably dating from the walling of the ground floor which was previously open). To the centre are two arches of the original triple-arched market space. Tuscan pillar to centre and 1/2-pillar at right both with entasis. The first floor has 5 sash windows of 3 x 4 panes with stone sills and flat-arched lintels with key stones. Cornice above with central slightly projecting broken pediment. Hipped roof. To the left is a driveway with a first floor link to the Swan Hotel (q.v.). Under this driveway on the right hand side are two large oval panels with moulded surrounds. Interior: The ground floor, which was an open market area has Tuscan pillars. The first floor room has some painted panelling and is now connected to the Swan Hotel (q.v.) and used as the dining room of the Cheshire Hunt.
Listing NGR: SJ5538062631
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57245
- 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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