The Henry Wood Hall, Including Gate Piers And Railings

The Henry Wood Hall, located in Trinity Church Square, is a concert hall that was originally built as a church between 1823 and 1824 by Francis Bedford. After suffering a fire, it was rebuilt inside as an orchestral hall in 1973. The building is constructed from Bath stone and features a copper roof.

Architecturally, it is a plain, rectangular structure with a main portico unusually positioned on the north elevation and a porch on the south side. The low-pitched copper roof has pedimented gable ends on the east and west. A tower rises above the north pediment. The exterior consists of two storeys, with three bays on the east and west sides, five bays on the south with a projecting central bay under a small pediment, and seven bays on the north featuring a projecting Corinthian portico with five bays at the center. Quoin pilasters support the architrave, frieze, and cornice. The portico has five doorways, with one located at the center of the west end. The doors and windows are segmental-headed with stone architraves, and the first-floor windows are longer, featuring a sill band. The tower has two stages, with the lower stage flanked by square Doric columns around the bell openings and clocks on each face below. The upper stage is an octagonal lantern with feather capitals on the columns.

Inside, the hall has been rebuilt as an open space with a new west gallery, while retaining some pilasters and cornice from the original design.

The hall is complemented by subsidiary features, including stone gate piers adorned with fret ornament and acroteria finials, as well as cast-iron panelled railings that replicate those destroyed during the war. All the listed buildings in Trinity Church Square are considered to form a group.