Magistrates Court is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1999. Court.
Magistrates Court
- WRENN ID
- lost-corbel-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1999
- Type
- Court
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST 3261 SW WESTON-SUPER-MARE WALLISCOTE ROAD
1148/11/10017 Magistrates Court
GV II
Magistrates' court and integral police station. 1934; remodelled and extended circa 1970. Portland stone ashlar. Slate hipped roof with copper flats. PLAN: Rectangular, almost square, plan building with police station and cells on the ground floor and courts on first floor. In about 1970 a separate police station [not included] was built at the rear [south]. Simplified Neo-Classical style. EXTERIOT: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3:1:3 bay north front; moulded plinth, cornice and blocking course; metal-frame 12-pane windows in moulded architraves; giant recessed portico at centre with giant square fluted columns in antis, the portal inside with a boldly dentilled architrave, large coffered doors and stone carving of a wyvern in front of landing window above; corners are set back. The west elevation, 7 bays, bays 2 and 6 have advanced porticoes and large coffered doors; similar windows. Right-hand [S] return, 3 bays, ground floor obscured by single-storey link to later police station [not included]. INTERIOR: Staircase with solid balustrade with ornate ironwork panels. Courts 1 and 2 have most of their original furniture, light fittings and joinery. The offices have been largely divided up and the internal courtyard has been filled in.
Listing NGR: ST3212061147
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