Council House is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. Town hall. 3 related planning applications.
Council House
- WRENN ID
- narrow-latch-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sandwell
- Country
- England
- Type
- Town hall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SANDWELL MB HIGH STREET SP 0288 SW Smethwick 20/95 Council House
GV II
Town Hall. 1905 - 7 by Fred J Gill (foundation stone). Yellow terra cotta and red brick with slate roof. A symmetrical composition of two storeys and 15 bays in a Baroque style, with cornice, balustrade, and chamfered quoins. The three central bays, the second, and the 14th all project. The outer projections have windows flanked by Ionic pilasters and have open segmental pediments. The ground floor windows of these bays have round heads; the upper ones have open pediments. The windows to the other bays have architraves with cornices and keystones. The upper ones have segmental heads. The central bays have engaged Ionic columns and a pediment. The ground floor windows have round heads. Above is a cupola with clock. The doorway has a round head. Interior: domed stair hall with Imperial stair with iron balusters.
Listing NGR: SP0231588112
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