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Latitude: 52.5566 / 52°33'23"N
Longitude: -0.129 / 0°7'44"W
OS Eastings: 526943
OS Northings: 297061
OS Grid: TL269970
Mapcode National: GBR J01.Q77
Mapcode Global: WHHNL.ZZRY
Plus Code: 9C4XHV4C+JC
Entry Name: Town Hall
Listing Date: 22 February 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1228223
English Heritage Legacy ID: 402793
ID on this website: 101228223
Location: Whittlesey, Fenland, Cambridgeshire, PE7
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Fenland
Civil Parish: Whittlesey
Built-Up Area: Whittlesey
Traditional County: Cambridgeshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire
Church of England Parish: Whittlesey
Church of England Diocese: Ely
Tagged with: Local museum City hall Seat of local government Independent museum
TL 2697 WHITTLESEY MARKET STREET
(North Side)
19/119 No. 18
(Town Hall)
GV II
Fire Engine house with town hall over. The ground floor is now a Museum and
Office. Dated 1857. Grey gault brick with red brick dressings and steeply
pitched roof, now covered with asbestos slates. End stack of gault brick.
Double eaves cornice of both dentil and sawtooth red brickwork. Two storeys
framed by red brick rusticated quoins. Red brick round headed arches to
range of five windows at first floor. Between the storeys, four moulded
terracotta panels set diagonally, each with a numeral 1, 8, 5 or 7. Cut and
moulded red brickwork to arches and voussoirs of engine house openings, now
part glazed and blocked. The words "fire engines" are painted, to the
arches. Central doorway with double recessed round headed archway of red
brick, the tympanium of the arch filled with faience tiles. Double doors.
Inside: There is a lockup with original door, and louvre above. The town
hall, which was also the Magistrates Court, possibly has its original
hammerbeam roof although this is now concealed by the later inserted roof.
Listing NGR: TL2692697068
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