Ferens Art Gallery is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Hull, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1973. Art gallery. 6 related planning applications.
Ferens Art Gallery
- WRENN ID
- brooding-lancet-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1973
- Type
- Art gallery
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
KINGSTON UPON HULL
TA0928NE QUEEN VICTORIA SQUARE 680-1/22/318 (South side) 12/11/73 Ferens Art Gallery
GV II
Art gallery. 1924-29. By SN Cooke and EC Davies. Ashlar. Roof not visible. Coped external factory style side wall stack. Portland stone ashlar. Neo-Classical style. Tall single-storey central block with lower blind wings. Central block, 3 bays, has plinth and full entablature with the frieze inscribed "The Ferens Art Gallery". Pierced balustrade to recessed central bay and coped parapet to outer bays. In the centre, a portico in antis with 2 fluted Corinthian columns and flanking pilasters. The side openings have bronze railings with the monogram RF. Under the portico, a central reeded stone doorcase with open pediment on scroll brackets, flanked by single leaded windows with cornices. All the openings have a frieze of linked circles. Outer bays have large angle pilasters and a single round-headed leaded window with console keystone. Wings have frieze with linen swags, moulded cornice and coped parapet. INTERIOR not inspected. Building undergoing reconstruction at time of survey.
Listing NGR: TA0962428710
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