Listed Building: POLICE STATION AND COURTS (1227046)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 872, 7, 10007 |
Date assigned | 04 August 1995 |
Date last amended |
Description
TUNBRIDGE WELLS CRESCENT ROAD TQ5839SE 7/10007 Police Station and Courts GV II
Police Station and courts. Built in 1939 by Percy Thomas and Ernest Prestwich after a competition in 1934 to design a complete set of adjoining municipal buildings. Neo-Georgian style with "Moderne " details. Brown brick in Flemish bond with Portland stone dressings. Flat roof. Two storeys. Four windows to front. Twenty pane sashes to first floor and twenty four pane sashes to ground floor. Band with lettering "COURT AND POLICE STATION". Central doorcase has semi-circular tympanum with classical figures with scales of justice and motto "DO WELL DOUBT NOT". Band and plinth. Bronze decoration to fanlight and bronze doors. Interior has staircase of similar type to other municipal buildings. Courts not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ5856439474
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 5856 3945 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ53NE |
Civil Parish | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 5:21PM