Description

1.
1042 WINE STREET
(South Side)

No 1 (The Old Town Hall)
(Formerly listed as
The Clock House Laundry)
SU 0061 4/103 9.4.54.

II* GV

2.
Formerly the Cheese Hall, used as a Town Hall during erection of present building
and later as depot for the militia. Built by an architect called Lawrence
in 1750-52. 2 storeys. A wide Bath stone front of 4 bays, with pediment
over all on front facing Market Place. The ground floor has rusticated treatment
and 4 arched openings with slightly projecting springers. This arcade has
now been restored,windows having been inserted in early C19.
Slightly projecting string at lst floor level supporting 5-semi-engaged Ionic
columns and 2 outer angle Ionic piers all with moulded bases and carved capitals
supporting entablature, curved frieze, and pediment. Short length of parapet
with moulded coping at angles. 4 tall windows on lst floor with moulded sills.
The tympanum is filled with elaborately carved enrichment of scroll and floral
type with pair of cupids in relief supporting a central clock in a rich wreath
frame crowned with Town Arms. The side elevation to St John's Street repeats
the design in simpler form, with 4 similar bays, but pilasters to upper part,
and panelled parapet in place of pediment. The parapet has small piers over
pilasters.
The exterior stone work and carving is, however, exceedingly good and does
not appear to have been affected.

Nos 1 to 4 (consec) four a group.

Listing NGR: SU0043361416

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The old town hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17544059

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Recommended Books

• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)