Description

PRESTON

SD5429 STANLEY STREET
941-1/7/270 (East side)
27/09/79 The Old Sessions House
(Formerly Listed as:
STANLEY STREET
The Court House)

GV II

Court house, now County Museum. 1825, by Thomas Rickman,
altered. Sandstone ashlar, with brick rear wall, roof mostly
concealed but has large glazed lantern. Rectangular plan with
porch projecting to front and bow to rear. Classical style.
Two storeys, with plinth, panelled pilasters, cornice and
blocking course. The south front is tripartite, symmetrical,
the centre wider and breaking forwards; this has a monumental
square porch which has a round-headed archway with
impost-bands and keyed moulded head, and a cornice and
blocking course, an arcade of small round-headed windows above
the porch, and a parapet with corniced upstands to the
corners. The set-back 2-window side ranges both formerly had
square 6-pane sashes at ground floor and tall 12-pane sashes
above, but the ground floor to the right has been replaced by
a C20 corridor. Roof with large glazed lantern in centre
(replacing dome). The west front, a symmetrical 3-bay 5-window
facade, has matching windows (2:1:2) except those at ground
floor to the right which are slightly larger and 9-paned, and
a central porch with unfluted Greek Doric columns distyle in
antis. Additions to east end; rear wall projects into prison
yard. INTERIOR: large central courtroom hall (details
concealed at time of survey). Forms group with Prison (q.v.)
and Prison Annexe (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD5473429660

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513668

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)