Public Library, Art Gallery And Museum is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1973. Library, art gallery, museum. 3 related planning applications.
Public Library, Art Gallery And Museum
- WRENN ID
- weathered-garret-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1973
- Type
- Library, art gallery, museum
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HEREFORD
SO5039NE BROAD STREET 683-1/2/71 (West side) 22/10/73 Public Library, Art Gallery and Museum
GV II
Library, Art Gallery and Museum. c1874, by FR Kempson. Coursed dressed stone with ashlar dressings; hipped Welsh slate roof; brick end stacks. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, attic and cellar; 7-window range: plain lights with trefoil heads, grouped 2/3/2, with moulded pointed arches, enriched capitals and frieze, and central balcony; similar fenestration over, with enriched arches, and sillband; machicolated parapet with quartrefoils, and grotesques to coping; 3 large gable dormers with deep eaves on carved brackets; ornamental ridge tiles. Arcade of 5 pointed arches with wrought-iron gate to central entrance; enriched capitals and architrave; figures and arms over. INTERIOR: C19 Empire staircase with wrought-iron balusters to 1st floor; C19 dogleg staircase with stick balusters from 1st floor. Attic: 4-panel door. 2nd floor: 4-panel doors; fireplace; ceiling cornice. 1st floor (Woolhope Room): 2 fireplaces; cornice and 2 roses.
Listing NGR: SO5089039841
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