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Townhall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Stamford, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6511 / 52°39'3"N

Longitude: -0.4781 / 0°28'41"W

OS Eastings: 503054

OS Northings: 307017

OS Grid: TF030070

Mapcode National: GBR FVR.ZXD

Mapcode Global: WHGLX.MMKG

Plus Code: 9C4XMG2C+CQ

Entry Name: Townhall

Listing Date: 22 May 1954

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1306544

English Heritage Legacy ID: 193717

ID on this website: 101306544

Location: Stamford, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, PE9

County: Lincolnshire

District: South Kesteven

Civil Parish: Stamford

Built-Up Area: Stamford

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Stamford St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government

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Description


1.
1671 ST MARY'S HILL
(East Side)
No 1
(Town Hall)
TF 0306 1/238
TF 0307 1/238 22.5.54.
II* GV
2.
1777. Architect, Lovell. Stands on terrace with 9 stone steps with iron handrail,
3 storeys in ashlar, Rusticated ground floor and chamfered rusticated quoins.
6 windows on top storey flanking central cartouche with town arms. First floor
as 2-3-2 windows. Centre section breaks forward, with rusticated quoins. Upper
windows have-ornamental architraves with keystones, glazing bars. Panelled parapet
and moulded cornice with frieze, similar to that of the window architraves, Ground
floor has 6 windows in round-headed architraves with keystone. Band between ground
and first floors. Central (modern) double doors under ornamental semi-circular
fanlight and another doorway with 6-Panel door has been made out of a window space.
For return frontage see ST MARY'S PLACE. Return elevation. 3 storeys, 7 windows,
similar build to main front, and also containing cartouche in centre of top floor.
3rd floor windows have replaced glazing bars. Round-arched rusticated doorway
with double doors of 4 panels, 2 panels above and semi-circular glazed fanlight.

Nos 1 to 3(consec) form a group
Also th return elevation form a group with No 1 to 4 (consec) and the Church of
St Mary St Mary's Place.


Listing NGR: TF0305407017

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