Police Box adjacent to Town Hall, Surrey Street, Sheffield

Police Box. 1928. One of a system of 120 police boxes in Sheffield instigated by Chief Constable Percy J Sillitoe. Timber. Square in plan.

EXTERIOR: the timber walls have sunk-panels with a plinth and plain frieze and a segmental- arched leaded roof. The front elevation has a narrow plank door to the right with an upper window with marginal glazing and textured glass. To the left is a larger rectangular window also with marginal glazing and textured glass. Beneath the window is a small door to the public telephone cupboard, with a modern metal sign to the right giving the history of the Sheffield police boxes. In the centre of the frieze is a rectangular frame which originally held a police sign. This has been replaced by a blue illuminated box inscribed SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE which is attached to the front of the segmental pediment. The fixing position for the bracket holding the original overhanging blue light is visible at the centre front of the roof. The side elevations have similarly detailed central windows.

INTERIOR: there is an L-shaped desk with formica top and wooden edging. Adjacent to the door is a floor-level cupboard and above the desk is the telephone cupboard, which also has an interior door.