Number 46 And Number 48 (The Old Court House)

TQ 7227-7327 36/25

HURST GREEN LONDON ROAD No 46 and No 48 (The Old Court House)

GV II

Courthouse and police station now offices. Dated 1892 on shield below clock turret. Red brick, dressed stone details, brick eaves cornices, slate roofs. Asymmetrical design in an Arts and Crafts style: courthouse to right with front gable and surmounted by clock turret capped by bellcote; two storey police accommodation block to left and central linking single storey bay with two storey to right adjoining courthouse. At rear a single storey central wing with hipped end roof for station cells. A lower wing projects from rear of east side of courthouse. Courthouse, wing and entrance porch have moulded stone copped gables and moulded stone kneelers. A slightly projecting central feature on the front of courthouse contains a large window; 3 lights wide with stone mullions and 2 upper transoms under a full width segmental arched head all within a moulded stone rectangular frame with crowning cornice. A panel with ogee ends linked by a stone string course contains an armorial shield with date. Above the clock turret with stone quoined battered angles and clock faces to front and sides at top is crowned by an octagonal timber bellcote with copper ogee cap and finial. Recessed porch with segmental arched head to left of courthouse contains a 6-panel door with plain fanlight. Above porch, a 2-light stone framed casement with stone mullion. Linking bay to left has a 3-light casement with upper transom and stone head. Police accommodation block of 3 bays: third bay on left projecting slightly with cross gable. A brick stack projects on the right hand gable end. A panel defined by brick string courses between the ground and first floor windows. Central doorway with fanlight. A 2-light casement with upper transom to right of doorway and on both floors of cross gable bay. A 2-light casement to left and a single light in centre on first floor. All openings with stone heads. Rear gable end wall of courthouse has a slight projection which contains a timber framed of the same design as the front. The cell wing has a small window with semi-circular arched head and iron frame behind C.I. vertical bars. On the ridge a brick ventilation stack. Courtroom, of 4 bays with feet of braced collar trusses supported on carved stone wall corbals, ceiled at level of collars. Leadl.ight glazing with rectangular panes to windows. Clock tower built by public subscription in memory of George Burrow Gregory of Boargell.

Listing NGR: TQ7337527196