Sessions House
SESSIONS HOUSE, LINDUM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388630
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Sessions House
- Statutory Address:
- SESSIONS HOUSE, LINDUM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1388630
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Dec-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Sessions House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SESSIONS HOUSE, LINDUM ROAD
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:
- SESSIONS HOUSE, LINDUM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- Lincoln (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 97856 71473
Details
LINCOLN
SK9771SE LINDUM ROAD
1941-1/12/208 (East side)
15/08/73 Sessions House
(Formerly Listed as:
LINDUM ROAD
(East side)
Magistrates Courts)
GV II
Magistrates' courts and former police station. 1805, by
William Hayward. Brick with stone dressings and slate roof
with a rear wall stack.
Plinth, first floor band, eaves with paired modillions. 2
storeys, 5 bays.
Symmetrical front has end bays defined by giant pilasters,
each with an Ionic doorcase and pediment. Between them, 3
blank windows. Above, 5 glazing bar sashes, all with rubbed
brick heads. North and south sides have regular fenestration
with glazing bar sashes, some of them blank.
INTERIOR has cantilevered stone winder staircase with shaped
landing and iron stick balusters. Courtroom has moulded
cornice and doorcases, panelled benches, and semicircular dock
with sounding board. Gallery on iron posts with lamp holders.
Splayed enclosure to magistrates' seats, with enriched
pediment topped with a figure of Justice.
The grounds of this property are a Scheduled Ancient Monument,
County Ref. No.269.
(Buildings of England : Lincolnshire: Pevsner N: Lincolnshire:
London: 1989-: 520).
Listing NGR: SK9785671473
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486075
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Harris, J, Antram, N, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, (1989), 520
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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