Description

SANDOWN
SZ58SE GRAFTON STREET
1352-0/4/171 Town Hall
II

Town Hall. Dated 1869 in Neo-Classical style. Current rendered
with slate roof. Asymmetrical, 2 storeys 7 windows. The
right-hand 3 bays, which are of higher elevation, have a
pediment with Prince of Wales feathers and the motto "Town
Hall 1869". 6 engaged fluted giant columns, the end ones
coupled. 3 windows with 6 panes, the centre with triangular
pediment, the end ones curved. The ground floor has a
pedimented doorcase with console brackets and double panelled
doors. Tented canopy with wooden fretwork and 4 cast iron
console brackets. Central bay has ramped parapet and dentil
cornice. 2 closely spaced spaced sashes above pedimented door
with semi-circular fanlight and keystone. Double doors.
Left-hand 3 bays have open pediment with oculus and 4 coupled
fluted giant pilasters. 2 segmental-headed windows to 1st
floor and 2 round-headed windows to ground floor.

Listing NGR: SZ5965284251

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Town Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26285818

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Recommended Books

• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
• 
  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments