Municipal Buildings is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1950. Public building. 19 related planning applications.
Municipal Buildings
- WRENN ID
- drifting-copper-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Tyneside
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1950
- Type
- Public building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21/05/2020
NZ 3666 NE 8/72
WESTOE ROAD (east side) Municipal Buildings
(formerly listed as Town Hall)
27.2.50
II 1905-1910. Ernest E Fatch architect. A fine example of an "Edwardian Baroque" public building. Grand and self assured. Ashlar, two storeys above a high semi-basement and thirteen bays long to Westoe Road. Each end bay broken forward as a pavilion, framed by coupled pilasters and crowning pediment. The three central bays break forward, have an attic storey, and form a grand centrepiece. The entrance, with a semi-circular headed window above is framed by coupled columns and a broken pediment. Reclining figures on the pediment support a trophy on the apex. The ground floor windows have semi-circular heads. Heavily rusticated base whose rustication's are taken up to the springing line of these windows. From this line rises the pilaster order. The symmetry of this composition is badly upset by a grand tower rising above the north pavilion. A tall, plain stage with clock faces is crowned by an octagonal turret with columns supporting gigantic figures.
Competition held in 1901 and won by Fatch. A second, limited competition held in 1902 for a more costly building and again won by Fatch. Foundation stone laid 1905, building opened 1910. Good elevation to Beach Road and Broughton Road. Elaborate to Beach Road and simple and restrained to Broughton Road.
Listing NGR: NZ3660966852
Detailed Attributes
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