Colchester Town Hall

Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1PJ

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1337736
Date first listed:: 25-Mar-1968
List Entry Name:: Colchester Town Hall
Statutory Address:: Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1PJ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1337736
Date first listed:: 25-Mar-1968
List Entry Name:: Colchester Town Hall
Statutory Address 1:: Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1PJ

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Colchester Town Hall, High Street, Colchester, CO1 1PJ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Essex
District:: Colchester (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TL 99577 25220

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/07/2016

TL 9925 SE 5/117

HIGH STREET (north side) Colchester Town Hall

(Formerly listed as Town Hall)

25.3.68

I 1898, by John Belcher. Exceptionally rich design in free classical style: red brick and Portland stone. Three storeys, lowest one stone-faced with central entrance, carved brackets to porch support balcony above. Three pairs of engaged Corinthian columns rise through first and second storeys to support two segmental and one triangular pediment. Large coat of arms above latter, breaking balustrade to roof. Statues in high relief between second storey windows.

Victoria tower, on return, rises above pair of bay windows.162 ft high topped by statue of St Helena. Lower stage of brick, upper part of stone: very elaborate with four bronze ravens and four stone figures; Fishery, Engineering, Military Defence, Agriculture. One of the bells is from the Old Town Hall. Circa 1400 (RCHM).

Listing NGR: TL9957725220

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Legacy System number:: 117027
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.