The Old Police Station is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Former police station.

The Old Police Station

WRENN ID
odd-string-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Country
England
Date first listed
14 December 1978
Type
Former police station
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Police Station is a building mainly from the early 20th century, with parts of an 18th-century block located at the south corner. It stands three storeys tall, constructed in stock brick with stone trim. The southwest corner features a semi-hexagonal tower with tall sash windows on all three storeys, topped by an open-sided hexagonal turret supported by Ionic columns and a stone cupola.

The west front and south wall are adorned with giant Ionic orders, and the ground floor has a rusticated stone facing. The centre of the west front has a bow window on the first floor, which includes Ionic detailing, and beneath it is an entrance with a curved pediment featuring an egg and dart motif. There is a relief of the county arms above the entrance. The west front has three six-paned sash windows, while the south side has two. The roof is hipped and slated, with a stone eaves cornice.

Additionally, there is a two-storeyed 16th-century house in the north bay, with a first floor that is timber framed and jettied. This late medieval house or wing has a surviving jetty underbuilt with a bay window, and it features a three-window range, with the central window having a wrought iron balcony.

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