Description

NOTTINGHAM

SK5740SW SOUTH SHERWOOD STREET 646-1/14/564 (East side) Former police and fire stations at the Guildhall

GV II

Former police and fire stations, now offices. 1887-88. By Verity & Lambert of London. Darley Dale ashlar, with Westmorland slate roofs. Renaissance Revival style. Plinth, cornice, first floor sill band, eaves cornice, blocking course with urns. Coped gables with 3 large corniced stacks.Windows are plain sashes with stone mullions. Adjoining blocks, each 2 storeys plus basement; 3 window range. Police station, to left, has a projecting centre with round-arched doorway, and above it, a single window. On either side, on each floor, tripartite windows. Fire station, to right, is topped with a domed wooden bell turret and finial. To left, a cart entrance with half-glazed doors, and to right, 2 small 3-light windows. Above, three 2-light windows. Right return has to rear a square tower, 2 storeys, with balustrade. Attached to the return, a wrought-iron overthrow and lamp bracket. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Nottinghamshire: London: 1979-: 238).

Listing NGR: SK5712840278

External Links

• Wikidata Q26546803

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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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)