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Latitude: 53.6925 / 53°41'32"N
Longitude: -1.6333 / 1°37'59"W
OS Eastings: 424309
OS Northings: 421843
OS Grid: SE243218
Mapcode National: GBR KT1R.52
Mapcode Global: WHC9X.WGD4
Plus Code: 9C5WM9R8+XM
Entry Name: County Court Building
Listing Date: 3 July 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1300536
English Heritage Legacy ID: 340728
ID on this website: 101300536
Location: The Flatts, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, WF13
County: Kirklees
Electoral Ward/Division: Dewsbury East
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Dewsbury
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Dewsbury Team Parish
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
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DEWSBURY CB EIGHTLANDS ROAD
SE 2421 NW (Dewsbury)
7/43
County Court Building
G.V. II
Large Classical County Court building. Late C19. Rusticated ashlar with alternate courses vermiculated at ground floor level. Hipped slate roof with tall eaves stack with bracketed cornice. 2½ storeys with dentilled cornice over ground floor and plain cornice over 1st floor. 6 bays. Very broad eaves cornice on long consoles which are the full height of the ½ storey, between which are small rectangular windows. Doorway to left above which is Royal coat of arms. Ground floor windows and fanlight over doorway have shallow segmental heads with long keystones supporting the ground floor cornice whose frieze is inscribed in capitals: DEWSBURY COUNTY COURT. The windows are
in architraves and have apron and raised sill band on consoles. 1st floor casement windows are round arched with guilloche treatment and have pilaster jambs. 3-bay sides with semi-circular windows. Hipped roof 2-storey lower addition to rear of similar date with ashlar, 2-bay arcaded portico with broad bracketed cornice and blocking course.
Listing NGR: SE2430921843
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