Guildhall Market is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 June 1950. Public market building. 3 related planning applications.
Guildhall Market
- WRENN ID
- dark-foundation-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 June 1950
- Type
- Public market building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A public market building of 1861-3 to a design by Hickes and Isaac, partially demolished in 1897 and with C20 alterations.
MATERIALS: coursed squared limestone with Welsh slate roofs.
PLAN: central twelve-sided domed space with aisle on south side, but mostly demolished on north side in 1897 for the building of the Victoria Art Gallery and Public Library.
EXTERIOR: entrances from High Street through Guildhall (qv), and from Grand Parade through Newmarket Row (qv). Exterior only really visible on south, as largely concealed by the municipal buildings. Plain stone walling with pent roof to aisle. Arched doorway with keystone and imposts, panelled doors. Dome rises behind and above, with three pitches and crowning vent. Wing to right with arch joins to No.5 Newmarket Row.
INTERIOR: stone Roman Doric columns supporting aisle roofs which have wrought iron trusses. Twelve sided dome has drum with lunettes and then iron ribs rising to ventilator.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: Market Pillar or `Nail' of c1770, stone with slate slab top.
Detailed Attributes
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