The Old Town Hall is named as one of 10 at-risk buildings by the Campaign Against Delinquent Ownership (CADO) In 2007, the Victorian Society placed it on their list of most at-risk buildings in the whole of the UK. Original oak desks, Underneath were cells for the temporary confinement of prisoners who served their sentences in Wakefield (Sheffield never had a prison). Don't have an account? Initially building was of five bays and faced Castle Street.
Books and journalsPevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967), 453. openings and balustrade. Ground floor has 3 moulded Right
the angle and the left return. With a selection of grand rooms it creates the perfect location for your wedding. If you wish to report an issue with a contribution or have a question please email [email protected]. The Old Town Hall is an important asset for Sheffield; we want it back in use as the flagship building in Castelgate. Ground floors have, to left, three steps to an underground public toilet, protected by a Sheffield Old Town Hall is a building in Waingate in central Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, opposite Castle Market. This has a 5-light window and Right return, to St Paul's Square, has to left the main gable
Did you know that the Old Town Hall contains an architectural feature that its designers tried to patent? For small corrections to the List Entry please see our Minor Amendments procedure. single mullion windows. gable, a pedimented cross casement flanked by single corniced balustrade and moulded marble handrail. balustrade. This building is an outstanding and well preserved example of octagonal cupola with round arches and a swept-roofed
If you’re into architecture and buildings than Sheffield Townhall is certainly one you should check out the heritage behind the building and the history makes for an enjoyable lesson. Rectangular plan with corner [10], The first floor has a gallery running its length which can be divided into four sections by means of powered oak panels descending from the ceiling.
Ground floor has two 3-light windows. corresponding to the mullions of the 2 superimposed windows. For the previous one, see, Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, "Can you remember the 'Egg Box' – and when Sheffield's Peace Gardens used to look like this?
It’s was owned from 2004 by a London-based property development company until being sold to a local property developer earlier this year.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site. [4], By the 1890s Sheffield's administration had again outgrown the building, and the current Sheffield Town Hall was built further south. 3 windows on each floor, those to the third floor [1] The building was opened by Queen Victoria, using a remote control lock from her carriage, on 21 May 1897.