Magistrates Courts Police Station is a Grade II listed building in the Hyndburn local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1984. Courthouse, police station. 2 related planning applications.
Magistrates Courts Police Station
- WRENN ID
- waning-zinc-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hyndburn
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1984
- Type
- Courthouse, police station
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ACCRINGTON MANCHESTER ROAD SD 72 NE Magistrates Courts and Police Station 7/19 - GV II
Magistrates Courts and Police Station, 1933, by Sir Percy Thomas in simplified and streamlined classical style. Ashlar, flat roof on 2 levels. One and two storeys. Court house is single storey of 2 different heights; centre of facade dominated by monumental porch projected from centre of courtroom hall which is set back; porch (covering deeply recessed pedimented doorway) has giant rounded arch with voussoirs, and a panelled frieze which carries round the court hall. Lower ranges flanking porch, and flush with it, both have 4 windows with plain reveals, voussoirs and glazing bars; left has a simple doorway, right has some basement windows and is linked by a quadrant to Police Station which is 2 storeys (to falling slope of Spring Gardens) in same style. Companion to the Fire Station (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD7631228223
Detailed Attributes
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