Description

SD 8010 NW
1/52

MARKET STREET,
Derby Hall

3.2.71

GV

II

1850 by Sydney Smirke. In classical style, formerly comprising in one monumental
composition (from left to right) the Derby Hotel, Derby Hall, (originally Town Hall)
and the Athenaeum, of which the rest was demolished in mid C20. Ashlar with
horizontal rustication on ground floor and crowning dentilled cornice and blocking course.
Right-hand section has giant 3-bay Corinthian temple-front over tall ground floor
podium; three arched windows on 1st floor, with three circular concave panels above; three arched
doorways on ground floor. Left-hand section is 2-storeyed with advanced segmental-pedimented
centrepiece of columns and pilasters enclosing doorway below and Venetian
window above. Three arched windows on each side of this. Extra bay on far left, advanced
with rectangular windows (including two additional ones in mezzanine).

Listing NGR: SD8043310762

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Derby Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5261472

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Recommended Books

• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)