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Town Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Southport, Sefton

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6476 / 53°38'51"N

Longitude: -3.0055 / 3°0'19"W

OS Eastings: 333630

OS Northings: 417254

OS Grid: SD336172

Mapcode National: GBR 7VG8.35

Mapcode Global: WH861.SLZ2

Plus Code: 9C5RJXXV+2Q

Entry Name: Town Hall

Listing Date: 15 November 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379678

English Heritage Legacy ID: 479078

ID on this website: 101379678

Location: Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, PR8

County: Sefton

Electoral Ward/Division: Duke's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Southport

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Southport Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government

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Description



SOUTHPORT

SD3317SE LORD STREET
664-1/12/115 (East side)
15/11/72 Town Hall

GV II

Town hall. 1852-3, by Thomas Withnell. White painted stucco,
slate roof. Palladian style. Rectangular plan parallel to
street (plus later additions to rear).
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys raised on a basement treated as a plinth;
1:2:1:2:1 windows. Symmetrical, with pairs of pilasters
defining the bays, channelled rustication to the plinth and
ground floor, a frieze and cornice over each floor (the upper
dentilled), a pediment to the centre, and balustraded parapets
over the other bays.
The centre has a double parallel stone staircase with
balustraded parapet leading to a raised rectangular porch with
corner pilasters and fluted Doric columns distyle in antis,
triglyph frieze, mutule cornice and balustraded parapet; at
first floor an altered 4-pane window framed by Ionic
semi-columns and paired pilasters; and sculptured relief
figures of Justice, Mercy and Truth in the tympanum of the
pediment. Otherwise, the basement has short sashed windows;
the ground floor has tall round-headed windows with raised
sills, keystones and run-out voussoirs, and 4/2 sashes with
very slender glazing bars; and the first floor has tall 2/2
sashes with moulded architraves.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Forms group with Southport Arts Centre to the right (qv) and
with Pavilion in Municipal Garden to the front (qv).

Listing NGR: SD3363017254

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