Council House

COUNCIL HOUSE, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1342665
Date first listed:
29-Sept-1987
Statutory Address:
COUNCIL HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Date:
2001-02-16
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1342665
Date first listed:
29-Sept-1987
Statutory Address 1:
COUNCIL HOUSE, HIGH STREET

Location

Statutory Address:
COUNCIL HOUSE, HIGH STREET

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

District:
Sandwell (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SP 02315 88112

Details

SANDWELL MB HIGH STREET SP 0288 SW Smethwick 20/95 Council House

GV II

Town Hall. 1905 - 7 by Fred J Gill (foundation stone). Yellow terra cotta and red brick with slate roof. A symmetrical composition of two storeys and 15 bays in a Baroque style, with cornice, balustrade, and chamfered quoins. The three central bays, the second, and the 14th all project. The outer projections have windows flanked by Ionic pilasters and have open segmental pediments. The ground floor windows of these bays have round heads; the upper ones have open pediments. The windows to the other bays have architraves with cornices and keystones. The upper ones have segmental heads. The central bays have engaged Ionic columns and a pediment. The ground floor windows have round heads. Above is a cupola with clock. The doorway has a round head. Interior: domed stair hall with Imperial stair with iron balusters.

Listing NGR: SP0231588112

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219306
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