Town Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1972. A Victorian Town hall.

Town Hall

WRENN ID
nether-hearth-holly
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1972
Type
Town hall
Period
Victorian
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Town Hall is a Grade II* listed building located on Town Hall Square, constructed between 1874 and 1876 by architect F.J. Hames. This large, detached structure features two storeys, an attic, and a basement, with a second attic in the center. It is built of red brick with yellow stone dressings and has tiled roofs, with the central section rising under hipped roofs.

The building is seventeen window bays wide, with all windows being sashes set in moulded stone architraves. The central section and the ends project slightly, with the center featuring an ornate pedimental gable in stone. The ground floor has a round-arch entrance and a balcony above, supported by large stone brackets. The wings include attics with pedimental gables that have circular lights. There is a stone segmental pedimented chimney, and a tall clock tower at the north end, made of brick with a stone clock face stage that has pediments over the clock faces, topped with a cupola.

The Town Hall, along with the Fountain and War Memorial Square, Horsefair Street, and all listed buildings in Bishop Street, form a cohesive group.

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  1. Fountain, Town Hall Square Grade II 41 m
  2. Leicester Central Library Grade II 57 m
  3. Bishop Street Methodist Chapel Grade II 61 m
  4. War memorial at north east corner of Town Hall Square Grade II 62 m
  5. Sun Alliance Buildings Grade II 66 m
  6. 8 and 10, Bishop Street Grade II 66 m
  7. 6 and 8, Market Street Grade II 74 m
  8. Former Barclays Bank Grade II 76 m
  9. Alliance House Grade II 80 m
  10. 8, Bowling Green Street Grade II 81 m