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Latitude: 53.7599 / 53°45'35"N
Longitude: -2.6987 / 2°41'55"W
OS Eastings: 354032
OS Northings: 429508
OS Grid: SD540295
Mapcode National: GBR TB1.CK
Mapcode Global: WH85M.JR3G
Plus Code: 9C5VQ852+XG
Entry Name: Town Hall
Listing Date: 20 December 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1207297
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392062
ID on this website: 101207297
Location: Preston, Lancashire, PR1
County: Lancashire
District: Preston
Electoral Ward/Division: Town Centre
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Preston St John and St George the Martyr
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government
PRESTON
SD5429NW LANCASTER ROAD
941-1/10/177 (West side)
Town Hall
GV II
Municipal office building, now town hall. 1933-34, by Sir
Arnold Thornely. Sandstone ashlar, roof concealed but probably
slate. Long irregular plan on rectangular site between
Lancaster Road to east and Birley Street to west (with inner
courtyard and light-wells), with idential facades to both
streets. Restrained neo-classical style. Four storeys over
basement, 3:5:3 windows, with a plinth and rusticated ground
floor with band over, and central doorway with pedimented
architrave enriched with acroteria. The 5-bay centre rises
above the ends and has a pierced parapet over the ground
floor, low-relief statues between the top-floor windows, a
frieze ornamented with swags and urns, and a cornice and
parapet with acroteria; the 3-bay outer portions break
forwards slightly up to 3rd-floor level, and have banded
obelisk fillets in the angles, with urn finials. The windows
have small-paned metal cross-window glazing, those at 1st
floor in the centre of each portion with pierced balconies,
enriched architraves and crested cornices. INTERIOR: open-well
stone staircase at east end; panelled council chamber. Forms
centre of group with Sessions House adjoining to south and
Amounderness House to north; and Princes Buildings opposite.
Listing NGR: SD5401729508
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