Description

NY 8767 NEWBROUGH NEWBROUGH (North side)

12/94 Town Town Hall

GV II

Town Hall dated 1876 in pediment. Ashlar, rusticated quoins; hipped slate roof,
ashlar stacks with heavy cornices. Rectangular block with meeting hall running
back to rear. Italianate style. Front elevation 2 storeys, 3 bays, central bay
set forward with rusticated quoins. Central doorway, with heavy Tuscan pilasters
and entablature, flanked by paired round-arched windows with chamfered keystones,
plain imposts and projecting corbelled sills. Inscription above doorway:

TOWN HALL
PRESENTED TO THE INHABITANTS
OF NEWBROUGH BY
MISS JANE TODD

1st floor, above moulded string, sash window in centre bay flanked by paired
sashes, in raised stop-chamfered surrounds with chamfered heads. Moulded cornice
and panelled parapet. Pilastered centre bay holds clock and supports pediment
with acroterion, with bell cote behind.

Included for historical interest.

Listing NGR: NY8740067907

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Town Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26590550

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)