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Latitude: 52.6344 / 52°38'3"N
Longitude: -1.6956 / 1°41'44"W
OS Eastings: 420698
OS Northings: 304114
OS Grid: SK206041
Mapcode National: GBR 4FD.XSS
Mapcode Global: WHCH3.X1RQ
Plus Code: 9C4WJ8M3+QQ
Entry Name: Assembly Rooms
Listing Date: 9 November 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1297309
English Heritage Legacy ID: 386472
ID on this website: 101297309
Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79
County: Staffordshire
District: Tamworth
Electoral Ward/Division: Castle
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Tamworth
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire
Church of England Parish: Tamworth St Editha
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
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TAMWORTH
SK2004SE CORPORATION STREET
670-1/7/66 (East side)
09/11/72 Assembly Rooms
GV II
Assembly rooms. 1889. For Tamworth Corporation. Brick with
ashlar dressings; slate roof. Right-angle plan. Italianate
style. 2 storeys with attic; symmetrical 5-window range with
3-window centre breaking forward under segmental pediment. 3
entrances with angle pilasters, frieze and cornice, narrow
overlights to panelled doors. 1st floor has round-headed
windows with archivolts and small-paned glazing; attic has
architraved windows with imbricated friezes and cornices.
Ashlar plinth, brick channelled rustication to ground floor
with platt band over; 1st floor sill band and impost band;
brick angle pilasters and top frieze and cornice, pedimented
gable broken by attic with pilasters with foliate capitals,
entablature with date and pediment with boldly carved town
arms with mermaid supporters. 7-window right return has
similar 1st floor over narrow lean-to projection with entrance
to front with rusticated brick piers, cornice and stone-coped
parapet; paired panelled doors; left return similar, brick
channelled rustication to ground floor. Rear has narrower
gabled wing with return and rear lean-to outshuts and small
stacks.
Listing NGR: SK2069804114
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