Former City Museum is a Grade II* listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1971. A Regency Museum. 2 related planning applications.
Former City Museum
- WRENN ID
- turning-mortar-burdock
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1971
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Regency
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 02/08/2018
SE 3320 NW 2/290
WOOD STREET (west side), Former City Museum
(Formerly listed as City Museum)
30.3.71.
GV II* 1820-21 building of sandstone ashlar.Two tall storeys, five bays. Plinth, rusticated ground floor to first floor band on which rest paired Ionic angle pilasters and half-columns dividing bays. These support entablature below hipped roof of graduated Welsh slate. Sash windows with glazing bars (mostly replaced), those on first floor in narrow architraves with cornices and apron panels. Incised letters in frieze; MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. Modern central doorway. Returns have three grouped windows on each floor, framed in Ionic orders.
Rear elevation to Tammy Hall Street is stuccoed in Regency style. Two storeys and basement with a low mezzanine having blank window panels. Windows arranged 3:3:3, central ones in round bow. Sash windows with glazing bars, (curved on plan in bows) mostly replaced. Another bow on south end. Wrought iron spearhead area railings with urn finials at intervals.
Listing NGR: SE3306820923
Detailed Attributes
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