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Latitude: 53.7599 / 53°45'35"N
Longitude: -2.6987 / 2°41'55"W
OS Eastings: 354032
OS Northings: 429508
OS Grid: SD540295
Mapcode National: GBR TB1.CK
Mapcode Global: WH85M.JR3G
Plus Code: 9C5VQ852+XG
Entry Name: Town Hall
Listing Date: 20 December 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1207297
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392062
ID on this website: 101207297
Location: Preston, Lancashire, PR1
County: Lancashire
District: Preston
Electoral Ward/Division: Town Centre
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Preston St John and St George the Martyr
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government
PRESTON
SD5429NW LANCASTER ROAD 941-1/10/177 (West side) Town Hall
GV II
Municipal office building, now town hall. 1933-34, by Sir Arnold Thornely. Sandstone ashlar, roof concealed but probably slate. Long irregular plan on rectangular site between Lancaster Road to east and Birley Street to west (with inner courtyard and light-wells), with idential facades to both streets. Restrained neo-classical style. Four storeys over basement, 3:5:3 windows, with a plinth and rusticated ground floor with band over, and central doorway with pedimented architrave enriched with acroteria. The 5-bay centre rises above the ends and has a pierced parapet over the ground floor, low-relief statues between the top-floor windows, a frieze ornamented with swags and urns, and a cornice and parapet with acroteria; the 3-bay outer portions break forwards slightly up to 3rd-floor level, and have banded obelisk fillets in the angles, with urn finials. The windows have small-paned metal cross-window glazing, those at 1st floor in the centre of each portion with pierced balconies, enriched architraves and crested cornices. INTERIOR: open-well stone staircase at east end; panelled council chamber. Forms centre of group with Sessions House adjoining to south and Amounderness House to north; and Princes Buildings opposite.
Listing NGR: SD5401729508
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