Description

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SK 7081 SW 1/134
5345

THE SQUARE (South Side)
Town Hall

(Formerly listed under MARKET SQUARE)

GV
II

Dated 1867, opened 1868 architects Bellamy and Hardy of Lincoln. 2 storeys in
ashlar with fish-scale covered roof with 1 circular dormer in wood ornamental
frame with finial. Wood clock tower with pediments to 4 faces, octagonal bell-cote,
weathervane. Side roofs of French chateau style with iron frieze. Balustraded
parapet with carved finials. Side wings break forward. Modillion eaves cornice.
1st floor has 1-3-1 windows, round arches, the outer windows with foliated keystones
and marble corner pilasters. Curved balconies to 3 centre windows. Ground floor
has 3 segmental-headed windows and 2 entrances, 1 to yard, with paired columns.

Town Hall, 4 lamp standards and the Broad Stone form a group.

Listing NGR: SK7049181104

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Town Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26651614

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)