Colchester Town Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1968. A 1898 Town hall. 22 related planning applications.
Colchester Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-loggia-umber
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1968
- Type
- Town hall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/07/2016
TL 9925 SE 5/117
HIGH STREET (north side) Colchester Town Hall
(Formerly listed as Town Hall)
25.3.68
I 1898, by John Belcher. Exceptionally rich design in free classical style: red brick and Portland stone. Three storeys, lowest one stone-faced with central entrance, carved brackets to porch support balcony above. Three pairs of engaged Corinthian columns rise through first and second storeys to support two segmental and one triangular pediment. Large coat of arms above latter, breaking balustrade to roof. Statues in high relief between second storey windows.
Victoria tower, on return, rises above pair of bay windows.162 ft high topped by statue of St Helena. Lower stage of brick, upper part of stone: very elaborate with four bronze ravens and four stone figures; Fishery, Engineering, Military Defence, Agriculture. One of the bells is from the Old Town Hall. Circa 1400 (RCHM).
Listing NGR: TL9957725220
Detailed Attributes
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