Description

SE 4066 BOROUGHBRIDGE THE SQUARE, ALDBOROUGH
6/78 (south side)
30.1.78
The Old Court House
GV
II

Former Court House. C18. Reddish-brown brick. Pantile roof with raised brick
verges Gable end to square. Stepped and dentilled eaves, carried across gable
end. Brick staircase to blocked 1st floor entrance in north gable end. Set into
staircase, a hammer-dressed stone shelf formerly used as a mounting block and a
plaque inscribed: 'The Old Court House of the Ancient Borough of Aldborough and
Boroughbridge at which the Members of Parliament were elected until 1832.' Slightly
lower extension to south. Two doors to east elevation.
Until the First Reform Act Aldborough was a pocket borough returning 2 MP's.
Group value with Stocks House and rest of Square.

Listing NGR: SE4061466277

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26583653

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Recommended Books

• 
  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)