Description

NY 8767 NEWBROUGH NEWBROUGH (North side)

12/94 Town Town Hall

GV II

Town Hall dated 1876 in pediment. Ashlar, rusticated quoins; hipped slate roof, ashlar stacks with heavy cornices. Rectangular block with meeting hall running back to rear. Italianate style. Front elevation 2 storeys, 3 bays, central bay set forward with rusticated quoins. Central doorway, with heavy Tuscan pilasters and entablature, flanked by paired round-arched windows with chamfered keystones, plain imposts and projecting corbelled sills. Inscription above doorway:

TOWN HALL PRESENTED TO THE INHABITANTS OF NEWBROUGH BY MISS JANE TODD

1st floor, above moulded string, sash window in centre bay flanked by paired sashes, in raised stop-chamfered surrounds with chamfered heads. Moulded cornice and panelled parapet. Pilastered centre bay holds clock and supports pediment with acroterion, with bell cote behind.

Included for historical interest.

Listing NGR: NY8740067907

External Links

• Town Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26590550

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)