Description

SP 15 39 CHIPPING CAMPDEN HIGH STREET
(South east side)

4/9/10000 Police Station and Magistrates Court

GV II

Police station and magistrates court. 1871. Rock-faced limestone and ashlar. Stone tile roof with stone coped gable ends. Ashlar gable-end and axial stacks.
PLAN: Police station with superintendant's accommodation above and carriageway to left, and with wing at rear containing court room, open to the roof, with cells below.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic. 1 :3 bay front. Symmetrical 3 bays on right with central2-centred arch doorway with side lights, inscribed above COUNTY POLICE STATION over crown and with date 1871, and hoodmould above; to left and right canted stone bay windows; stringcourse at first floor level and 2 and 3-light stone mullion-transom first floor windows with hoodmoulds; three small attic dormers with 2-light windows with depressed 2-centred arches; bay on left, recessed slightly, with depressed 2-centred arch carriageway with plank double doors, and 2-light mullion-transom window above. Rear [5]: gable-ended ashlar courthouse wing with Gothic windows and external stairs on east side.
INTERIOR: Most of the interior joinery is intact, including panelled doors and two stairs. The court has an open timber roof with arch-braced trusses, a corner fireplace and courtroom furnishings. The cells below have original doors and boarded beds.

Listing NGR: SP1514339142

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607910

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)