Chesterfield Courthouse

Chesterfield Courthouse is a magistrates court house built between 1963 and 1965, designed by Professor S. Allen and Roy Keenlyside for Chesterfield Borough Council. It was altered around 1975. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete, featuring decorative stone cladding and timber roofs covered with copper sheeting. It has a double fan-shaped plan and stands three storeys tall.

The original east entrance has a recessed ground floor with central double glazed doors that are now blocked, flanked by glazed side lights. There are four windows with concrete louvres on either side for the offices. Above, the façade consists of 11 bays topped with gables, with the three central bays featuring recessed windows on both floors. The two-storey courts on either side have grey slate panels with side lights and set back grey/green slate cladding.

The west front also has a recessed ground floor with 11 windows, each equipped with concrete louvres. Above, there are 11 gabled bays, with the central three and outer two featuring grey slate cladding and side lights, along with set back grey/green slate cladding. The remaining four bays on either side have recessed windows. The north and south sides display recessed angled facades with a slightly recessed ground floor, including a glazed entrance at the centre of the east section and large glazed windows above. The flanking wings have concrete louvres set in grey slate cladding.

Inside, the courthouse features an original Y-shaped entrance hallway that extends through all three floors. The east entrance has been blocked and converted into offices. There are entrances from the north and south leading into the hallway, which has a marbled floor and marble-clad columns with wooden ceilings and recessed lights. A central imperial-type staircase is marble-clad with metal and wood balustrades. The upper floors have wooden-clad walls and a movable glazed screen for dividing access during juvenile court sessions. The two-storey courts on the upper floor retain their original wooden cladding, ceilings, and courtroom fittings, including the magistrates' bench, dock, and seating for lawyers and the public.