Town Hall
TOWN HALL, LORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379678
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HALL, LORD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379678
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Town Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN HALL, LORD 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:
- TOWN HALL, LORD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 33630 17254
Details
SOUTHPORT
SD3317SE LORD STREET
664-1/12/115 (East side)
15/11/72 Town Hall
GV II
Town hall. 1852-3, by Thomas Withnell. White painted stucco,
slate roof. Palladian style. Rectangular plan parallel to
street (plus later additions to rear).
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys raised on a basement treated as a plinth;
1:2:1:2:1 windows. Symmetrical, with pairs of pilasters
defining the bays, channelled rustication to the plinth and
ground floor, a frieze and cornice over each floor (the upper
dentilled), a pediment to the centre, and balustraded parapets
over the other bays.
The centre has a double parallel stone staircase with
balustraded parapet leading to a raised rectangular porch with
corner pilasters and fluted Doric columns distyle in antis,
triglyph frieze, mutule cornice and balustraded parapet; at
first floor an altered 4-pane window framed by Ionic
semi-columns and paired pilasters; and sculptured relief
figures of Justice, Mercy and Truth in the tympanum of the
pediment. Otherwise, the basement has short sashed windows;
the ground floor has tall round-headed windows with raised
sills, keystones and run-out voussoirs, and 4/2 sashes with
very slender glazing bars; and the first floor has tall 2/2
sashes with moulded architraves.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Forms group with Southport Arts Centre to the right (qv) and
with Pavilion in Municipal Garden to the front (qv).
Listing NGR: SD3363017254
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479078
- 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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