Description

HEREFORD

SO5139NW ST PETER'S SQUARE
683-1/7/298 (East side)
10/06/52 Shire Hall

GV II*

Shire Hall. c1815-17, with mid C19 extensions. By Sir Robert
Smirke. Ashlar sandstone; brick; slate roof; various brick
stacks. In neo-Classical style. Giant Doric hexastyle portico;
moulded pediment with triglyphs; 3 double doors within.
Symmetrical wings, with single 6/6 sashes in moulded stone
architraves; moulded bands and pediments. Wings: simplified
bands and cornice continue the portico entablature. INTERIOR:
an imposing interior, with many ornamental features.
Staircase: straight flight. Lobby: ornamental plasterwork;
domed amphitheatre with marble Corinthian columns. Great Hall:
ornamental plasterwork. Court rooms and retiring rooms: wood
panelling. Library: plasterwork ceiling. Grand Jury Room:
plasterwork ceiling; panelling; 6-panel doors with
entablatures; painted fireplace. Committee Room 1: late C19
wood fireplace. Committee Room 2: late C19 wood fireplace.
(Hereford Guide: 1827-: 57-59; Quarter Sessions Records).

Listing NGR: SO5124139996

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Shire Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17538067

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)