Description

The following building shall be added:

RENFREW ROAD
TQ 3198 (east side)
963-/5/10018 Former Lambeth Magistrates' Court

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Former Criminal Magistrates court. Built in 1869 by Thomas
Charles Sorby, 1836-1924, in Gothic style. Some heightening to
north front in 1930s. Built of red brick in Flemish bond with
stone dressings and slate roof. Asymmetrical building, varying
between 1 and 3 storeys with irregular fenestration of mainly
mullioned and transomed casements. Comprises Magistrates Court
and Offices to north and Cell Block to south. Entrance front
to west is mainly of one storey with brick parapet containing
three bands of arched fretted balustrading. To north is one
bay of two storeys. Ground floor has three mullioned and
transomed casements with arched heads. Northernmost window is
linked by tiled panel and hood moulding with boss to first
floor window with mullioned and transomed window of two
lights. Dogtooth cornice above and gable with stone kneelers.
Centre of ground floor projects with "18 AD 69" above central
window and Royal Coat of Arms in gabled surround above. On
each side of the central window are an arched doorcase with
two arched fanlights. Plank doors with elaborate hinges. to
the extreme north is an arched doorcase with fretted
balustrading above. North front has a second floor mainly
heightened in the 1930s. 4;7;5 mullioned windows, some with
Caernarvon arches. One storey vestibule of one bay to the
north east. East front has three double cinquefoil-headed
lights to Court. To the south is a two storey cell block with
four small mullioned windows. Interior has Entrance Hall with
chamfered oak beams to roof and well staircase and original
panelled doors. Court has hipped boarded roof and retains all
the original fittings including wooden canopy, dock and
panelled benches. Subsidiary staircase with turned balusters
to rear. Half-tiled corridors. Some C19 fireplaces. Unaltered
cells, some with Victorian sanitary fittings. This is the
earliest surviving example of a Criminal Magistrates Court in
the Metropolitan area.
(Pevsner Ed BOE London South P369.)

Listing NGR: TQ3163078681

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Lambeth Magistrates' Court at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q27082356

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