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Hucknall Library

A Grade II Listed Building in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0387 / 53°2'19"N

Longitude: -1.2055 / 1°12'19"W

OS Eastings: 453367

OS Northings: 349338

OS Grid: SK533493

Mapcode National: GBR 8GJ.G1P

Mapcode Global: WHDGC.GW5C

Plus Code: 9C5W2QQV+FQ

Entry Name: Hucknall Library

Listing Date: 12 October 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1275902

English Heritage Legacy ID: 410904

ID on this website: 101275902

Location: Hucknall, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG15

County: Nottinghamshire

District: Ashfield

Electoral Ward/Division: Hucknall Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Hucknall

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Hucknall Torkard Team

Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham

Tagged with: Public library Library building

Description


SK 54 NW HUCKNALL MARKET PLACE (south side) 7/56 Hucknall Library II Public library. 1887. Paid for by J. E. Ellis and H. B. Paget. Brick with plain tile roofs. Ashlar dressings, chamfered plinth, moulded string course, dentillated eaves, shouldered coped gables. Renaissance revival style. 3 gable and 2 side wall stacks. Single and 2 storeys, 5 bays wide. Windows are leaded mullioned casements. Front has central buttressed and pilastered tower porch with pyramid roof. Central keystoned Tudor arched doorway flanked by single shoe scrapers. Above, frieze with large bracket lamp. Above it, 2 casements with keystoned heads and tympanum containing Arms and date. To left, canted 2 storey bay window with balustrade. Above it, gable with casement with brackets and swan neck pediment with ball finials. Beyond to left, inscribed datestone. To right, 3 bay wing with 3 casements. Above, shaped gabled dormer with side brackets, segmental pediment and monogram tablet. Buttressed east side, 4 bays, has, to left, C20 addition and cross wing with door flanked by single casements. To right, buttressed range with, above, small casement and central casement with mongram tablet. Interior refitted mid C20.

Listing NGR: SK5336749338

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