Hansom Hall
Adult Education College, Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361372
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jan-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Hansom Hall
- Statutory Address:
- Adult Education College, Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361372
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jan-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Mar-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Hansom Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Adult Education College, Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
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:
- Adult Education College, Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Leicester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 58835 04183
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/05/2018
SK 5804 SE
3/12
BELVOIR STREET (South Side)
Adult Education College
Hansom Hall
(Formerly listed as Adult Education Centre, previously listed as United Baptist Church)
5.1.50
GV
II
Built in 1845 as a Baptist Chapel, architect Joseph Hansom (a Roman Catholic). Stuccoed building with rounded facade to street, flanked by two small semi-circular bays forming porches. The centre section has Roman Doric/Tuscan 3/4 columns with ornamental bands forming six bays. The ground floor has a blind arcade of moulded stucco arches, above basement windows with corresponding arches. Triglyph frieze and plain cornice. Side bays have "Tower of the Winds" type of ½ columns dividing each into three bays, with plain three-panel windows below the plain frieze and cornice. Each side has rusticated ground floor and double doors in moulded rectangular frames with cornices on consoles. Old slate roofs to all. Including heavy cast-iron area railings and stuccoed piers.
Interior: semi-circular on plan with moulded balcony on cast iron piers. Cast-iron piers rising from back of balcony supporting dentilled entablature with clerestory over with small Doric columns and console brackets between lights. Circular ceiling with guilloche pattern.
Hansom Hall and Nos 50, 52 and 54 (Former City Lending Library) form a group.
Listing NGR: SK5883504183
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 188577
- 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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